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Flynn Transcripts Confirm Talk of Sanctions With Russian Envoy
- Republicans now argue Flynn’s misrepresentation didn’t matter
- Adviser urged Russia to bide its time until Trump took over
Michael Flynn, former U.S. national security adviser, in 2018.
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Newly declassified transcripts confirm that Michael Flynn, who became President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, discussed U.S. sanctions with Russia’s Ambassador Sergey Kislyak before Trump’s inauguration.
The transcripts from late 2016 and early 2017 that were released Friday by Republican senators show Flynn urged Kislyak to keep the temperature down between the two countries and to limit Russia’s response to measures that President Barack Obama took in December 2016 because of Russian cyber attacks.