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President Donald Trump and his supporters have been on a mission to expose why the Obama administration requested the unmasking of his associates who were either mentioned or directly involved in surveilled conversations with Russian officials last year. But pursuing that line of inquiry, which Trump has called "the biggest story" about his campaign and Russia, could provide more ammunition to the administration's critics than its defenders — and a  new report suggests it could backfire in spectacular fashion. 

Intelligence documents obtained by House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes — who subpoenaed the National Security Agency, FBI, and CIA for them earlier this summer without telling his Democratic colleagues — contain no evidence of wrongdoing by the Obama administration, Reuters reported Monday.

But the memos do indicate that some of Trump's associates made contact with Russian nationals during the election that may have violated an 18th-century law called the Logan Act, which prohibits private citizens from attempting to intervene in a conflict between the US and a foreign government.

Devin Nunes unmasking inquiries in Trump Russia probe could backfire - Business Insider