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Flynn Is Said to Have Talked to Russians About Sanctions Before Trump Took Office
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG and MATT APUZZOFEB. 9, 2017

WASHINGTON — Weeks before President Trump’s inauguration, his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, discussed American sanctions against Russia, as well as areas of possible cooperation, with that country’s ambassador to the United States, according to current and former American officials.

Throughout the discussions, the message Mr. Flynn conveyed to the ambassador, Sergey I. Kislyak — that the Obama administration was Moscow’s adversary and that relations with Russia would change under Mr. Trump — was unambiguous and highly inappropriate, the officials said.

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This could be an honest to gosh scandal. If one doesn't like the Times, plenty of places are reporting on it.

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Some chatter is that this is a big deal.