Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson believe that this information is “a step forward in trying to find out what the Obama administration has been doing about the Russia investigation and about General Flynn”.
Representatives of Barack Obama’s administration, including Vice President Joseph Biden, as well as heads of the CIA and FBI John Brennan and James Komi asked the intelligence services for data on the national security assistant to the current U.S. President Donald Trump, Michael Flynn. Relevant information is contained in a letter published on Wednesday by Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell in response to a request from the chairmen of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and the Committee on Internal Security and Government Affairs of the U.S. Senate, Chuck Grassley (Republican, Iowa) and Ron Johnson (Republican, Wisconsin).
“We have received a list of individuals who have requested the disclosure of General Michael Flynn and those who have had access to this information. These representatives should confirm receipt of the information, as well as explain why they requested the information and what they did with it”, – the senators said in a statement. – “We are making the [list] public, because Americans have a right to know what happened. We thank Richard Grennell and Justice Secretary William Barr for their openness and accountability. These records are a step forward in trying to find out what the Obama administration has done about the Russia investigation and about General Flynn.”
List of Inquiries
The declassified document bearing the signatures of Grenell and the head of the National Security Agency (NSA), General Paul Nakason, notes that requests for Flynn were sent to that intelligence agency between 8 November 2016 and 31 January 2017. In particular, former U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Samantha Power has addressed the agency seven times, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper – three times, Brennan has made inquiries twice. Komi, Biden, former White House chief of staff Dennis McDonough and former ambassador to Moscow John Tefft requested data once.