Breaking news from D.C. as Rep. Devin Nunes is giving a live press conference right now on new revelations of possible “incidental collection” by the NSA of the personal communications of Donald Trump, including that other members of the Trump transition team were “unmasked”:
Nunes "I have confirmed that addtl names of Trump transition team members were unmasked"
— Tom LoBianco (@tomlobianco) March 22, 2017
Nunes says none of the intel and names unmasked dealt with Russia
— Tom LoBianco (@tomlobianco) March 22, 2017
Nunes said he briefed @speakerryan on these communications and will travel to the White House this afternoon
— Tom LoBianco (@tomlobianco) March 22, 2017
Nunes says "its possible" that Trump's personal communications were picked up in "incidental collection"
— Tom LoBianco (@tomlobianco) March 22, 2017
"The administration I dont think is aware of this … everything I was able to view did not involve Russia" Nunes said
— Tom LoBianco (@tomlobianco) March 22, 2017
Nunes said in the presser that this collection took place during the transition:
.@DevinNunes: "I know there was incidental collection" by intel community of Trump/team convos during transition. pic.twitter.com/egzLlbQrCC
— Cameron Joseph (@cam_joseph) March 22, 2017
And that it was “legally collected”:
"Looks to me like it was all legally collected" @DevinNunes says
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) March 22, 2017
Nunes: "This appears to be all legally collected foreign intelligence under FISA." Says material was "widely disseminated."
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) March 22, 2017
Nunes hopes to get more information from the NSA and FBI on Friday and he referred to this as “normal incidental collection.”
Update. Video clips:
https://twitter.com/SteveKopack/status/844599889187291136
.@DevinNunes: Information was "incidentally collected" about people involved in Trump transition; surveillance not related to Russia probe. pic.twitter.com/dBGZ8dSGjJ
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 22, 2017
Full presser here.
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