Here’s what we know about unmasking and how it relates to Michael Flynn’s conversations during the presidential transition
WASHINGTON—Republican senators on Wednesday released the names of Obama administration officials who had requested and received the identity of a U.S. citizen mentioned in classified foreign intelligence reports collected during the 2016 presidential transition.
That person was Michael Flynn, who briefly served as President Trump’s national security adviser in early 2017 before resigning after reports he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and others about phone calls with Russia’s ambassador. Mr. Flynn pleaded guilty later...
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