Senator Breaks Down Why The Obama Administration’s Unmasking Scandal Is A Big Deal

Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) explained during a Wednesday night interview on Fox News why the latest “unmasking” revelation in the case of former national security adviser Michael Flynn is a serious scandal for the Obama administration.

“Well, in a FISA court surveillance operation, the U.S. government can only surveil foreign people associated with terrorists,” Johnson began. “When they’re monitoring their phone calls, they will sometimes inadvertently pick up the conversation with somebody talking to an American citizen.”

“When those transcripts are released, the identity of the American citizen is masked,” Johnson said. “And so there’s a very limited number of people in the administration that can request that those American citizens’ names be unmasked, because, again, those shouldn’t – American citizens should not be captured in these foreign surveillance investigations.”

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Sen Ron Johnson shines a big ole spotlight on the unmasking scandal. This is a great breakdown.

Some questions needing answers: What is Joe Biden hiding? What did he know? pic.twitter.com/OpDTlVIQPH

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