The transcript of the Dec. 29, 2016 call, first obtained by Fox News, offers a clear window into those talks. Democrats, like House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Senate Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Mark Warner, D-Va., had also called for the Flynn-Kislyak transcripts to be released. GRENELL DECLASSIFIES SLEW OF RUSSIA PROBE FILES, AS RATCLIFFE TAKES HELM AT DNISix days before the discussion of sanctions, on Dec. 23, 2016, Flynn and Kislyak discuss a United Nations vote. The transcripts of Flynn's and Kislyak's conversations released Friday are what Comey was referring to in that now-infamous Jan. 5, 2017 Oval Office meeting. The source noted that Flynn’s calls with Kislyak took place during the presidential transition period on Dec. 22, 2016 and Dec. 29, 2016.

Source: Fox News May 29, 2020 19:57 UTC