Mr. Gleeson, who had co-written an op-ed article calling into question the legitimacy of Mr. Barr’s intervention before Judge Sullivan appointed him, offered a blistering critique of that rationale. about coordinating activities with the government of Russia,” Mr. Gleeson wrote. about his conversations with the Russian ambassador during the transition period after Mr. Trump won the 2016 election. The Obama administration was taking actions to punish Russia for its interference in the American democratic process, including imposing sanctions on Russian intelligence agencies and expelling Russian officials from the United States. Mr. Flynn and the Russian ambassador at the time, Sergey I. Kislyak, discussed the moves.

Source: New York Times June 10, 2020 17:05 UTC