Headline: Nunes-led House Intelligence Committee asked for ‘unmaskings’ of Americans

Huh. How odd. Isn’t that…why yes. Yes it is.

The Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee asked U.S. spy agencies late last year to reveal the names of U.S. individuals or organizations contained in classified intelligence on Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, engaging in the same practice that President Trump has accused the Obama administration of abusing, current and former officials said.

That act of revelation is called “unmasking.” Now, half-a-year later, Rep. Nunes has called that “an abuse of surveillance powers by the outgoing Obama administration.” Rep. Nunes, what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, no?

Nunes served subpoenas this week to the CIA, the NSA and the FBI asking for information about unmaskings requested by three former officials: national security adviser Susan E. Rice, CIA director John Brennan and U.N. ambassador Samantha Power.

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Democrats on the panel say they believe the latest direction of Nunes’s investigation is designed to deflect attention from the Russia probe. In April, Nunes was forced to recuse himself from the committee’s probe of Russia because of allegations he may have inappropriately disclosed classified information. Nunes has denied any wrongdoing.

I don’t think Representative Nunes is telling the truth. Despite his recusal I think he’s drawing herrings across the trail, hoping to distract the media and the public from any connections between the President and Russian meddling in the election. In other words, I think Nunes is clumsily trying to cover things up.