When The New York Times reported the resignation of Mr. Flynn as President Trump's national security adviser, February 14, 2017, it referred to "a transcript of a wiretapped conversation" between Mr. Flynn and Ambassador Kislyak.  The next day, the Times reported that the circumstances leading to the Flynn resignation "traced back to a call last December between Mr. Flynn, then on tap to become Mr. Trump's national security adviser, and Sergey I. Kisylak, the Russian ambassador to the United States."  Another Times account went on to report: "Obama advisers heard separately from the F.B.I about Mr. Flynn's conversation with Mr. Kisylak, whose calls were routinely monitored by American intelligence agencies that track Russia diplomats."  Obama officials were said to be concerned that Russia was offered a quid pro quo if it would not respond to the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and added sanctions, based on...(Read Full Post)