Sergey Kislyak

Russian diplomat

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In Jeff Sessions
…met with the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, during the campaign. Shortly thereafter Sessions recused himself from the Russia inquiry. In May, however, he recommended that FBI Director James Comey, who was overseeing the investigation, be dismissed, stating in a letter to Trump that the FBI leadership needed “a fresh start”;…
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In United States: Violence in Charlottesville, the dismissal of Steve Bannon, the resignation of Michael Flynn, and the investigation of possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign
…ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak. Some two weeks before his resignation, the White House had been warned of the Department of Justice’s belief that Flynn was vulnerable to blackmail by Russia. That concern had arisen as a result of the FBI’s examination of the communications between Flynn and…
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