The House Intelligence committee issued subpoenas targeting two Trump associates on Wednesday as part of its ongoing investigation into Russian election interference. The panel also reportedly subpoenaed three government agencies for information that could shed light on potential surveillance abuses by Obama officials.
The two sets of subpoenas reflect the twin prongs of the intelligence panel's work. On the one hand, the committee is probing potential links between Trump associates and the Kremlin. But it is also looking into leaks and any potential instances of improper "unmasking." (Unmasking occurs when the identity of an individual is revealed in an intelligence report.)
To that end, the committee on Wednesday reportedly issued subpoenas to the NSA, CIA, and the FBI for details on any unmasking requests made by former national security adviser Susan Rice, former United Nations ambassador Samantha Power, and former CIA director John Brennan.
In March, the panel's chairman, Devin Nunes, told THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the FBI was not fully cooperating with the committee's request for information about unmasking. Nunes eventually recused himself from the Russia probe, but is still reportedly seeking answers about unmasking and reviewing Russia-related intelligence.
Rice in April denied that she had unmasked U.S. persons "for any political purposes."
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01.17.2025