Lawmakers not eager to release calls that brought down Flynn

Democrats and Republicans want investigations galore over the circumstances behind former national security adviser Mike Flynn’s resignation, or the leaks to media that brought them about. But when it comes to releasing the transcript of phone conversations between Flynn and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, lawmakers aren’t quite there yet.

Reports regarding the content of those transcripts, and the extent to which Flynn and Kislyak discussed sanctions from the Obama administration, began the chain of events that led to Flynn’s resignation on Monday. Flynn acknowledged misleading Vice President Mike Pence regarding the conversations, which took place before the inauguration.