Declassified Flynn-Kislyak calls are "summaries" of calls, not audiotapes

[Dennis Donovan]

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Geoff Bennett @GeoffRBennett

The Michael Flynn-Amb. Kislyak calls that Grenell has declassified are written summaries of the calls, not audiotapes. The summaries are not full transcripts, leaving the reader unable to know what’s been left out, former Trump admin officials tell @JoshNBCNews and @carolelee.

4:57 PM · May 28, 2020

[sop]

1. Yes, but they're summaries of "perfect" phone calls.

[The Magistrate]

2. True, Sir

This is a movie we have seen before....

[2naSalit]

3. Of course they are...

to expect anything different is silly.

[spanone]

4. translation...they're bullshit.

[mopinko]

5. all limited hangs outs are Lies.

[Igel]

6. Signals that they're not going to be the

bombshells many expect.

But since the phone calls are already known to be bombshells (because if not, there's a problem), we have to account for the difference, and there it is.

Comey and Strzok are former "Trump admin officials". Not all former officials are loyal Trumpsters.

[Golden Raisin]

7. Uh-oh. Sounds like the Barr version of Mueller Report redux.

Edits, gaps, redactions, bullshit.