| | conversations about a potential “interview.” As of January 4, 2017, then, the FBI kept open its counterintelligence investigation into Flynn based solely on his calls with Kislyak—the only new information to arise since the FBI’s determination to close the case. | | conversations about a potential “interview.” As of January 4, 2017, then, the FBI kept open its counterintelligence investigation into Flynn based solely on his calls with Kislyak—the only new information to arise since the FBI’s determination to close the case. |
| − | On January 12, 2017, [[David Ignatius]] of the ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported the December 29 communications between Flynn and the Russian ambassador.<ref>David Ignatius, ''Why Did Obama Dawdle on Russia’s Hacking'', Washington Post, Jan. 12, 2017.</ref> The next day, January 13, [[Sean Spicer]], the spokesperson for the [[Trump transition]], clarified that the communications had involved only logistics, which seemed to contradict the nature of the calls. President-Elect [[Mike Pence]] stated in a news interview that Flynn had suggested that his | + | On January 12, 2017, [[David Ignatius]] of the ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported the December 29 communications between Flynn and the Russian ambassador.<ref>David Ignatius, ''Why Did Obama Dawdle on Russia’s Hacking'', Washington Post, Jan. 12, 2017.</ref> The next day, January 13, [[Sean Spicer]], the spokesperson for the [[Trump transition]], clarified that the communications had involved only [[logistics]], which seemed to contradict the nature of the calls. President-Elect [[Mike Pence]] stated in a news interview that Flynn had suggested that his |