Barack Obama in Piety & Power, by Tom LoBianco

On Foreign Policy: Expelled Russian diplomats for 2016 election disinformation

Just before New Years 2017, as it became clear that Russia had pulled off a stunning disinformation campaign on the 2016 election, Obama finally delivered the forceful response his supporters had been yearning for. Obama expelled dozens of Russian diplomats from the US--many suspected of being spies--and shuttering some Russian compounds, including one not so far from Washington on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

That same month, December 9, 2016, retired general Michael Flynn, Trump's designated National Security Advisor, called Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak and determined he should raise the possibility of repealing sanctions on Russia. The call immediately drew the attention of American intelligence concerned that Flynn may be undermining the United States.

Source: Piety & Power, by Tom LoBianco, p.276 Sep 14, 2019

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