Now that Susan Rice has been exposed as the Obama official who authorized the unmasking of Trump transition team members, it is time to find out what other Obama officials - including Obama himself - knew about this highly unethical, and possibly illegal action by the former national security adviser.
This is the same Susan Rice who told bald faced lies for days about the Benghazi attack that killed ambassador Chris Stevens and three others. Rice kept repeating the demonstrable lie that the attack was prompted by a video.
"I see nothing, I know nothing"
This is the same Susan Rice who also claimed in 2014 that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl "served the United States with honor and distinction" and that he "wasn't simply a hostage; he was an American prisoner of war captured on the battlefield." Bergdahl is currently awaiting court martial for desertion and other charges.
Rice claimed as recently as last month when questioned about the unmasking reports that she knew "nothing about this". She might as well have beenHogan's Heroes'Sgt. Schultz saying "I see nothing, I know nothing".
This is serious business. Americans who are caught up in incidental surveillance in foreign intelligence gatherings are not supposed to have their names revealed, unless this would be relevant to the actual foreign intelligence. That Susan Rice authorized this before and after the election leads to question of motive, and that motive could easily be to harm the Trump campaign and then later, undermine the Trump presidency.
It has now been revealed by former U.S. Attorney Joseph diGenova thatRice ordered "detailed spreadsheets"of Donald Trump and his aides -while he was running for president.
It is difficult to imagine that Susan Rice authorized all of this this on her own
Chip McLean is the editor/publisher for Capitol Hill Outsider. He is a former broadcaster and long-time sales professional whose interest in politics began in 1964 at the age of eight, when his parents took him to a Barry Goldwater rally during the presidential campaign. In addition to his work at CHO, Chip’s columns have appeared in a number of online publications.