UNMASKING: a term used when the identity of a U.S. citizen or lawful resident is revealed in classified intelligence reports.
This should disqualify Biden from holding any kind of future Gov't security clearance along with being a nominee for President of these United States!
(Drop the Mic......).
Untrue.
How unmasking happens:
In order to learn the information, US officials with proper security clearance to review the report can ask the agency that collected it — such as the FBI, CIA or National Security Agency — to “unmask” the name.
They must provide a reason, such as their need to fully understand the significance or context behind the intelligence.
This is a common process that happens “literally hundreds of times a year across multiple administrations,” according to former CIA deputy director Michael Morell.
If the request is approved, the names are then only shared with the specific individual who asked. Leaking an “unmasked” name to the media or public is illegal.
It is also highly unusual for the names of the officials who requested the “unmasking” to be released.
The names of several Obama-era officials involved in the “unmasking” of former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn were declassified this week — but the obscure term sen…
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The Obama Administration had every reason to find out the American who was conducting a rogue foreign policy.