Huge. https://t.co/iWnJiWsfBT
— Cortney O'Brien (@obrienc2) March 31, 2017
Absolutely https://t.co/ReAqcOnhMl
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
Late last night, Fox News senior correspondent Adam Housley sent out a pair of tweets regarding the “unmasking” of private citizens associated with Trump:
Congressional investigators know the name of at least one person who was unmasking names…and they know who
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
To unmask a name is rare….never for politics
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
According to Housley and his colleague Malia Zimmerman, these associates’ “communications apparently were caught up in surveillance under the Obama administration.”
This afternoon on Twitter, Housley went into more detail:
Our sources: This surveillance that led to the unmasking of private names of American citizens started before Trump was the GOP nominee.
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
Our sources:The person who did the unmasking is "very well known, very high up, very senior, in the intelligence world & is not in the FBI
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
Our sources: Unmasking the names and then spreading the names was for political purposes that have nothing to do with national security
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
Our sources: "It had everything to do with hurting and embarrassing Trump and his team"
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
I will also note…my sources are "not Trump people" They are "just frustrated with the politicalization of our intelligence agencies"
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
@MaliaMZimmerman has been working her sources as well….together they matched for this story today. She is our .com investigative reporter
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
Great work by @johnrobertsFox at the White House press conference today with Spicer. Pushing the questions about unmasking
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
I can't wait. Why are we waiting to unmask this individual?
— GlasPro Joe (@glasprojoe) March 31, 2017
It's classified and I don't have classified clearance to know.
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
Also…I am told that House and Senate intelligence chairmen have regularly gone to White House offices 2 see raw intelligence in the past
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
This BIG STORY First broke on @OutnumberedFNC with @adamhousley live. watch & be informed… @JaySoroko https://t.co/7c9aSZA0De
— HARRISFAULKNER (@HARRISFAULKNER) March 31, 2017
Our full write-up on our breaking investigation into unmaskinghttps://t.co/gy9CbTK2PN
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
More from Fox News:
The U.S. intelligence official who “unmasked,” or exposed, the names of multiple private citizens affiliated with the Trump team is someone “very well known, very high up, very senior in the intelligence world,” a source told Fox News on Friday.
Intelligence and House sources with direct knowledge of the disclosure of classified names told Fox News that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., now knows who is responsible — and that person is not in the FBI.
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“Unmasking is not unprecedented, but unmasking for political purposes … specifically of Trump transition team members … is highly suspect and questionable,” an intelligence source told Fox News. “Opposition by some in the intelligence agencies who were very connected to the Obama and Clinton teams was strong. After Trump was elected, they decided they were going to ruin his presidency by picking them off one by one.”
You can watch video of Housley’s report here.
Housley would also like to clear things up for anyone questioning his motivations:
The point…is to find truth. Could care less about politics or party.
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
We seek the truth. Our intelligence agents are frustrated and battling internally…how serious…depends on the agency
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
The idea isn't to defend Trump…or Attack Trump. The idea is to find the truth about this and any foreign interference into our elections
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
We are digging into both. We found this unmasking as part of our investigation. Politics aside…it should concern every American
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
I carry the ball for myself and my team of news producers/reporters dedicated to news. Opinion folks can do their thing
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
We are going to do ours
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
Yep everything is political. You guys can politicize either way all you want, we are just going to keep reporting truth @MaliaMZimmerman
— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) March 31, 2017
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