Susan Rice Admits Unmasking Trump Officials, Denies Political Purposes

MITCHELL Within that process ░░░░░░░░ within the context of ░░░░░░░░ Trump campaign the Trump ░░░░░░░░ did you seek the ░░░░░░░░ of people involved in ░░░░░░░░ unmask the names of ░░░░░░░░ involved in the Trump ░░░░░░░░ the Trump campaign the ░░░░░░░░ surrounding the president elect ░░░░░░░░ order to spy on ░░░░░░░░ in order toexpose them ░░░░░░░░ Not for any political ░░░░░░░░ to spy or expose ░░░░░░░░ Did you leak the ░░░░░░░░ of Mike Flynn RICE ░░░░░░░░ leaked nothing to nobody ░░░░░░░░ never have and never ░░░░░░░░ Let me explain this ░░░░░░░░ to talk about the ░░░░░░░░ of a classified report ░░░░░░░░ talk about the individuals ░░░░░░░░ the foreign side who ░░░░░░░░ the targets of the ░░░░░░░░ itself or any Americans ░░░░░░░░ may have been collected ░░░░░░░░ incidentally is to expose ░░░░░░░░ information I m not ░░░░░░░░ to do that And ░░░░░░░░ people putting these stories ░░░░░░░░ are doing just that ░░░░░░░░ can t describe any ░░░░░░░░ report and by the ░░░░░░░░ I have no idea ░░░░░░░░ reports I don t ░░░░░░░░ the time frame I ░░░░░░░░ t know the subject ░░░░░░░░ and I don t ░░░░░░░░ who they think was ░░░░░░░░ upon MITCHELL The allegation ░░░░░░░░ that in one case ░░░░░░░░ was a spreadsheet you ░░░░░░░░ out of all of ░░░░░░░░ names RICE Absolutely false ░░░░░░░░ spreadsheet nothing of the ░░░░░░░░ And let me also ░░░░░░░░ and say that when ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community would respond ░░░░░░░░ a request from the ░░░░░░░░ national security official for ░░░░░░░░ identity of an American ░░░░░░░░ would come back only ░░░░░░░░ the person requested it ░░░░░░░░ it would be brought ░░░░░░░░ to them directly To ░░░░░░░░ or to whoever might ░░░░░░░░ requested it on occasion ░░░░░░░░ this is important it ░░░░░░░░ not then typically broadly ░░░░░░░░ throughout the national security ░░░░░░░░ or the government So ░░░░░░░░ notion which some people ░░░░░░░░ trying to suggest that ░░░░░░░░ asking for the identity ░░░░░░░░ an American person that ░░░░░░░░ the same as leaking ░░░░░░░░ is completely false There ░░░░░░░░ no equivalence between so ░░░░░░░░ unmasking and leaking The ░░░░░░░░ to ask for the ░░░░░░░░ of an American citizen ░░░░░░░░ necessary to understand the ░░░░░░░░ report in some instances.”