akm91 said:

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So why was Flynn unmasked in late Nov and beginning of Dec if the calls with Kislyak were not until mid and late December?

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will25u said:

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Prognightmare said:

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Hello sir,

Not to derail the thread but I can respond directly to you this way.

Can you find the ******* that is flagging every pic/gif post on F16?

It only started a few days ago but it's dramatically decreased the fun and interaction of this forum.

There's been multiple threads created addressing this fact. Including mine that was locked.

Anything you can do to address this issue will be appreciated by many. TIA.

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Flynn goes on to say the U.S. and Russia "definitely have a common enemy. You have a problem with it. We have a problem with it in this country and we definitely have a problem with it in the Middle East."

Flynn says, "Remember Ambassador, you are not talking to a diplomat; you are talking to a soldier. I am a very practical guy. It is all about solutions. "

Kislyak, according to the summary, was "looking for an opportunity to have a longer conversation. Flynn says, maybe the end of next week."
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The summary also reveals that Kislyak says that "the Kremlin would like to convey to the President-elect to organize a conversation via secure video line between the White House and the Kremlin that should be available starting January 20th and to have a first conversation on January 21 st between the presidents." The summary states that Kislyak said "Putin's idea is to congratulate Trump and discuss issues." Flynn told Kislyak that he understands, and Kislyak "repeats that he is talking about secure video line."

The transcript of the Flynn-Kislyak call on Dec. 22, 2016, which was picked up in surveillance and later leaked to the Washington Post, was also declassified by Grenell and shared with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

A congressional source familiar with the surveillance told Fox News earlier this month that Flynn's name was not redacted in the initial report about his calls with Kislyak, and that his name from the unredacted transcript of the calls was then leaked to the press.

The timeline of that activity already strongly suggested that the numerous, recently revealed requests to "unmask" Flynn pertained to other reports. The source noted that Flynn's calls with Kislyak took place during the presidential transition period on Dec. 22, 2016 and Dec. 29, 2016. The source then noted that a majority of the known Flynn unmasking requests from top Obama officials came prior to Flynn's calls with Kislyak on those dates.

According to the list of officials involved in requests to unmask Flynn's name, which was declassified by acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell last week and made public by GOP senators, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power made five unmasking requests prior to Flynn's first call with Kislyak spanning Nov. 30, 2016 and Dec. 14, 2016. Power later made requests on Dec. 23, 2016 and Jan. 17, 2017.

Then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper also made an unmasking request for Flynn on Dec. 2, 2016, which also was prior to the Kislyak conversations; then-CIA Director John Brennan made requests on Dec. 14 and Dec. 15, 2016; and then-FBI Director James Comey made a request on Dec. 15, 2016.

The list shows that more than two-dozen Obama administration officials made such unmasking requests prior to his calls with Kislyak on Dec. 22, 2016.

Unmasking occurs after U.S. citizens' conversations are incidentally picked up in conversations with foreign officials who are being monitored by the intelligence community. The U.S. citizens' identities are supposed to be protected if their participation is incidental and no wrongdoing is suspected. However, officials can determine the U.S. citizens' names through a process that is supposed to safeguard their rights.

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