Acting DNI Grenell has just released the names of those who were responsible for the unmasking of Flynn’s name and Joe Biden, among others, is on the list:
NEW: ODNI identifies Dennis McDonough, Samantha Power, James Comey, John Brennan, and Joseph R. Biden, among others, as individuals who were potentially involved in the unmasking of Michael Flynn.
— Sean Langille (@SeanLangille) May 13, 2020
Catherine Herridge got the scoop:
SCOOP @CBSNews obtains @RichardGrenell notification to congress declassified “unmasking list” Flynn between late 2016 and January 2017 – Read 3 pages provided by NSA here pic.twitter.com/NozVpQlRn2
— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) May 13, 2020
Below are the documents Herridge attached to her tweet:
According to Fox News, Grenell sent this declassified list to GOP Senators and apparently it was released from there.
UPDATE: Per Fox News reporter Chad Pergram, a statement from Senators Grassley and Johnson on the release of this information:
1) Sens Grassley/Johnson: Today we received a list of individuals who requested the unmasking of Lt. General Michael Flynn and others who received access to that information.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 13, 2020
2) Grassley/Johnson: The officials listed should confirm whether they reviewed this information, why they asked for it and what they did with it, and answer many other questions that have been raised by recent revelations.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 13, 2020
3) Grassley/Johnson: We are making this public because the American people have a right to know what happened. We commend Acting DNI Grenell and Attorney General Barr for their transparency and responsiveness.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 13, 2020
4) Grassley/Johnson: Our investigation of these matters has been ongoing for years, and as information finally comes to light, our focus on these issues is even more important now.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 13, 2020
5) Grassley/Johnson: The records are one step forward in an important effort to get to the bottom of what the Obama administration did during the Russia investigation and to Lt. General Flynn.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 13, 2020
6) Grassley/Johnson: The information identifies Dennis McDonough, Samantha Power, James Comey, John Brennan, and Joseph R. Biden, among others, as individuals who were potentially involved in the unmasking of Michael Flynn.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 13, 2020
UPDATE II: Rand Paul responds:
Yesterday I wrote to DNI @RichardGrenell requesting the names of those who were involved in Gen Flynn’s unmasking. Today I received the shocking reply that @JoeBiden and many others knew! What did President Obama know? I am inviting DNI Grenell to testify next week in the Senate pic.twitter.com/IHpGjeVWwM
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 13, 2020
UPDATE III: This wasn’t just a quick request, it had to go through a NSA process to be approved:
As our story notes, an accompanying memo to Grenell, signed by National Security Agency Director Paul Nakasone, notes that each person was “an authorized recipient” and that the unmasking was approved through the agency’s normal process.https://t.co/y9BhxNUsvl
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) May 13, 2020