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  1. Important fact many people are missing about unmaskings, including Rand Paul: it doesn't necessarily involve intercepted coms of an American. An intel report based on surveillance of 2 foreigners who are merely talking to each other ABOUT an American will also mask that name. /1 @MalwareJake/1261392139985928193
    1. …in reply to @charlie_savage
      In late 2016, foreign officials around the world were thinking about what the election of Trump would mean for US foreign policy. As the incoming national security adviser, Flynn's name was surely on the lips of tons of people the NSA targets for foreign intelligence purposes.
      1. …in reply to @charlie_savage
        (@RandPaul said the officials who requested* unmaskings that turned out to be Flynn** were eavesdropping on his calls.) * could have been aides; requests are logged in the boss's name ** could have been requests to see all names in a report where Flynn was just one of several