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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWSJ: Current Nat'l Security Advisor is under counterintelligence investigation for ties to Russia
U.S. Eyes Michael Flynns Links to Russia
Counterintelligence agents have investigated communications by President Trumps national security adviser, including phone calls to Russian ambassador in late December
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Michael Flynn is the first person inside the White House under Mr. Trump whose communications are known to have faced scrutiny as part of investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency and Treasury Department to determine the extent of Russian government contacts with people close to Mr. Trump.
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The counterintelligence inquiry aimed to determine the nature of Mr. Flynns contact with Russian officials and whether such contacts may have violated laws, people familiar with the matter said.
A key issue in the investigation is a series of telephone calls Mr. Flynn made to Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the U.S., on Dec. 29. That day, the Obama administration announced sanctions and other measures against Russia in retaliation for its alleged use of cyberattacks to interfere with the 2016 U.S. election. U.S. intelligence officials have said Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the hacks on Democratic Party officials to try to harm Hillary Clintons presidential bid.
Officials also have examined earlier conversations between Mr. Flynn and Russian figures, the people familiar with the matter said. Russia has previously denied involvement in election-related hacking.
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WSJ: Current Nat'l Security Advisor is under counterintelligence investigation for ties to Russia (Original Post)
kpete
Jan 2017
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FarCenter
(19,429 posts)1. If the NSA is doing its job, they have recordings of the phone calls and copies of the texts.
Can't imagine that you can place a call to the Russian embassy or personnel that is not intercepted.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)2. In some bizarro alternate universe
a story like this would be the single biggest political scandal in our lifetimes...
But it will be treated by and large as business as usual...