Could this be part of the “mystery” that Allahpundit was talking about yesterday? There could be any number of things which the FBI might have been looking into in terms of the Trump transition team and the Russians, but this one can’t really be tied into anything which would have been under scrutiny before the election. The new subject of discussion is Trump’s national security adviser, General Michael Flynn, and his contacts with Russian entities, which have been described as “frequent.”
This probably wouldn’t have been a big deal – or at least not as big of a deal – if Trump’s transition team hadn’t previously denied the story and are now having to walk it back. (Associated Press)
President-elect Donald Trump’s national security adviser and Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. have been in frequent contact in recent weeks, including on the day the Obama administration hit Moscow with sanctions in retaliation for election-related hacking, a senior U.S. official said Friday.
After initially denying that Michael Flynn and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak spoke Dec. 29, a Trump official said late Friday that the transition team was aware of one call on the day President Barack Obama imposed sanctions.
It’s not unusual for incoming administrations to have discussions with foreign governments before taking office. But repeated contacts just as Obama imposed sanctions would raise questions about whether Trump’s team discussed — or even helped shape — Russia’s response. |
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/01/14/yeah-the-new-national-security-adviser-has-been-rather-chatty-with-the-russians/ |
