liar following this confession, essentially from michael flynn. kislyak you mentioned him there. i tracked him down in the summer. and tried to ask him what he discussed with members of the trump transition team, the presidential transition team, all the trump campaign. and he simply wouldn't answer me. take a listen. >> hi, mr. ambassador, quick question, did you discuss sanctions with any members of the trump team when you were in the united states? >> with your respect i'm here to talk to russian people. >> i understand that. you say you've got no secrets. >> i said everything i wanted prior to this. >> reporter: did you discuss opening secret channels with the kremlin with jared kushner, for instance? >> i've said many times that we do not discuss the substance of our discussions with our american people. out of respect to our people. >> reporter: well, kislyak told state media here in russia that sanctions were not one of the subjects he discussed with u.s.