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The whole thing was a set up.
Dems were so cocky about the scalp they invited Kislyak to sit with them during PDJT's first speech before Congress.
12/29/16
Hussein expels Russian diplomats & levels sanctions.
Flynn calls Kislyak from DR, obviously this topic is going to come up.
Flynn's calls are being monitored by Hussein's goons.
Next day, Putin publicly announces he's not going to escalate.
DJT tweets out that Putin made a smart decision.
Now they have more ammunition to make the case that Trump & Putin are working together.
What I still wonder is how much Kislyak and/or Putin were in on the squeeze.