Sean Spicer confirms that Michael Flynn and Kislyak have been in touch at the same time VP Pence tells CBS that Flynn and Kislyak never talked about sanctions.
Spicer: Flynn did not discuss Russian sanctions with Kislyak
Three days after Trump becomes president, US officials looked over Michael Flynn communications with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. This comes at the same time Sean Spicer claimed Michael Flynn told him Russian sanctions weren’t discussed.
Spicer claims Flynn was only setting up connections between the two presidents with Kislyak
Sean Spicer claims “the call centered around the logistics of setting up a call with the President of Russia and the President-elect after he was sworn in, and they exchanged the logistical information,” Spicer says. “That was it. Plain and simple.”