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DS in US not allowed to surveil US citizens, but can surveil foreigners. If Halper (under DS contract) says Lokhova is a spy then DS in US can surveil Lokhova and roll Flynn up in that surveillance if he has conversations with Lokhova.

Flynn should be anonymous, but DS can request him to be unmasked if they think there is an imminent threat (S. Power's obscene number of unmasking requests ties in with this). Add to that, Flynn can be smeared by starting the rumor there was romantic involvement.

DS game was to bring US citizens in contact with foreign nationals. Lokhova was just a patsy, unkowingly, when Halper set her up to meet Flynn. She was 'perfect' patsy because she was a foreign, reasonably attractive female.

That's why she's pissed. Cambridge/Oxford colleges are very international and they have a lot of formal dinners. So this dinner with Flynn involved was almost a daily routine for her. No reason to suspect anything.

My take, anyway.