Trump's intelligence chief John Ratcliff declassifies Michael Flynn transcripts
Transcripts of calls between former national security advisor Michael Flynn and Russia's then-ambassador to the United States weeks before President Donald Trump's inauguration were publicly released Friday.
The retired Army lieutenant general Flynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about his conversations with Kislyak.Former White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn leaves the Prettyman Federal Courthouse following a sentencing hearing in U.S. District Court December 18, 2018 in Washington, DC.
The retired Army lieutenant general Flynn pleaded guilty in December 2017 to lying to the FBI about his conversations with Kislyak."As the Director of National Intelligence, it is my obligation to review declassification requests with the overarching priority of protecting sources and methods, while also providing transparency whenever possible," Ratcliffe said in a statement.
"Accordingly, today the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declassified transcripts concerning Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn," Ratcliffe said. The transcript of a Dec. 22, 2016, call shows Flynn advising Kislyak that Russia should only respond in a "reciprocal" manner to any actions the Obama administration takes against the country before Trump is inaugurated.
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