As you may recall, Donald Trump was relentlessly fact-checked after claiming (without evidence) that his phones had been wiretapped in the Trump Tower.
The fact-checks have begun regarding another baseless claim: that Susan Rice committed a crime by requesting the unmasking of people in contact with Russian agents under surveillance.
New York Times (4/5//2017):
Trump, Citing No Evidence, Suggests Susan Rice Committed Crime
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/us/politics/trump-interview-susan-rice.html
CNN (4/6/2017):
Donald Trump says Susan Rice broke the law. His evidence? Nothing. - CNNPolitics.com
So explain how people she had unmasked ended up in news reports, disclosure of classified information is a felony. BTW the person who makes a specific request to unmask US citizens aren't supposed to share those names with anyone else.
Section 7.2(c) of USSID 18 permits the “unmasking” of a U.S. person’s identity if it is necessary to understand the foreign intelligence information or assess its importance. Specifically, this provision outlines several possible justifications upon which the government can rely to claim the unmasking was necessary, such as if the information indicates the U.S. person is an agent of a foreign power, is engaged in the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, may be involved in a crime, or may be the target of hostile intelligence activities of a foreign power.
Rice was within the law. She was doing her job.
Deal with it and bite one.
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