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House Dems request 'emergency investigation' into Bill Barr's Russiagate probe (Original Post) UCmeNdc Sep 2020 OP
I don't see how this helps Trump. "Trump" and "Russia" in the same sentence underpants Sep 2020 #1
I solved this for Bill. We were listening to Russia pwb Sep 2020 #2
Exactly - and explain that you do not "unmask" specific individuals -- ie they speak of everyone who karynnj Sep 2020 #5
He deserves the most severe sentence. BSdetect Sep 2020 #3
Dems need to investigate all of Bill Barr's so called "investigations" LuvJoesPartner Sep 2020 #4
welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2020 #7
a laughable request as if DOJ will do anything beachbumbob Sep 2020 #6

underpants

(182,922 posts)
1. I don't see how this helps Trump. "Trump" and "Russia" in the same sentence
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 12:38 PM
Sep 2020

and attacking the FBI.

The verbiage alone will be computed by a lot of people as a story that’s connects the two. I know they are dropping their law and order campaign but this is like THEY are attacking the cops.

karynnj

(59,506 posts)
5. Exactly - and explain that you do not "unmask" specific individuals -- ie they speak of everyone who
Fri Sep 18, 2020, 01:16 PM
Sep 2020

unmasked Michael Flynn. The intelligence reports mask (or redact the names) of any Americans. People with clearance and a "need to know" request that a person - unknown to them at that point - who is heard asking things of the foreign agent or giving information to the foreign agent be identified - ie unmasked.

So, NO ONE intentionally were targeting Michael Flynn or other Trump people. They were unmasked because of what they did or as you say very correctly they were concerned about the Russians interacting suspiciously with Americans -- and those Americans were Trump people.

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