:*Kislyak explains to Flynn no retaliatory measures to Obama sanctions was done in deference to Flynn’s request. Flynn made no promises to Russia about the sanctions.
:*Kislyak explains to Flynn no retaliatory measures to Obama sanctions was done in deference to Flynn’s request. Flynn made no promises to Russia about the sanctions.
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*'''Late December.''' Due to the [[ODNI]] [[Whistleblower]]'s questioning his leadership about why an IC assessment was being created that contradicted multiple IC assessments, the whistleblower is immediately removed from [[email]]s regarding the drafting of the [[Obama]]-ordered IC assessment. The whistleblower is sidelined, despite the fact that they led the ICA on similar topics in September [2016], just months prior.
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*'''Late December 2016/Early January 2017''' The National Intelligence Officer for Cyber pressures the ODNI Whistleblower to accept a number of findings in the Obama ICA, including that the Russian government had a preference for President Trump.
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{{Cquote|As for the 2017 ICA's judgement of a decisive Russian preference for then-candidate Donald Trump, I could not concur in good conscience based on information available, and my professional analytic judgement.|||ODNI Whistleblower}}
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:The ODNI Whistleblower will later recall that his superior said, "you need to trust me on this," and referenced reporting the ODNI Whistleblower was "not allowed to see."<ref>https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/DIG/DIG-Russia-Hoax-Memo-and-Timeline_revisited.pdf</ref>