The National Security Agency received and approved requests on behalf of more than three dozen Obama administration officials, including then-Vice President Joe Biden, to “unmask” a U.S. citizen mentioned in classified foreign intelligence reports, revealing the identity of Michael Flynn. The requests were made between President Trump’s November 2016 election and inauguration in January 2017, according to a memo declassified by Mr. Trump’s new acting director of national intelligence and made public Wednesday by two Republican...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 13, 2020 19:03 UTC