AP: Trump Aide Mike Flynn In Frequent Contact With Russia Envoy

[deminks]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is aware of frequent contacts between President-elect Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn and Russia's ambassador to the United States, including on the day President Barack Obama hit Moscow with sanctions in retaliation for election-related hacking, a senior U.S. official said Friday.

One day after Obama announced the sanctions and expelled dozens of Russian officials from the U.S., Russian President Vladimir Putin said he did not plan to retaliate. President-elect Trump, who has been complimentary of Putin, praised the Russian leader's decision.

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Flynn's contacts with the Russian ambassador were first reported by Washington Post columnist David Ignatius. The official who spoke to The Associated Press was not authorized to confirm the contacts publicly and insisted on anonymity.

The official said Flynn and Kislyak have also been in contact at other times.

Spicer said they exchanged Christmas greetings via text over the holidays.

It's unclear how U.S. officials became aware of the contacts between Flynn and Kislyak, who has served as Russia's envoy to the U.S. since 2008. U.S. monitoring of Russian officials' communication within the United States is known to be common.

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frequent contacts.

[wordpix]

1. definitely should be the subject of a confirmation hearing

and smells of treason, going behind back of sitting president

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. Flynn himself isn't subject to a confirmation hearing.

Although I wonder what Putin's drinking buddy might have to say about it.

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[yeoman6987]

5. No confirmation hearing for him

I wonder whose bright idea of not having the head of the NSA not needing hearings was.

[yallerdawg]

2. Corrupt Trump lies again.

I wonder how his Propaganda Minister Con Way will also lie about this?

[spanone]

4. Spicer said they exchanged Christmas greetings via text over the holidays. ...bwahahahahaaa

good luck with that sean.....bwahahahahaaa

[CentralMass]

6. Thats what Comrades do.

[KittyWampus]

7. Really? That's pretty funny. In an unfunny way.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. He too loves him some Putin

No wonder the asshole was fired.

[uponit7771]

10. +1

[roamer65]

9. Flynn is a traitor of the first magnitude.