The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, said intelligence officials had already intercepted conversations in which they discussed the sanctions. They have the broad jurisdiction.”Shortly before his resignation, Flynn told The Daily Caller his conversation with the ambassador “wasn’t about sanctions. Senior law enforcement sources told Fox News last month that Flynn's contacts with the Russians escalated after the election. Seperately, intercepted phone calls show that members of Trump’s presidential campaign had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials, The New York Times reported. Manafort denied the allegation, saying “I have never knowingly spoken to Russian intelligence officers."

Source: Fox News February 15, 2017 07:18 UTC