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>> after the obama administration went ahead with those sanctions, normally, you would expect russia to retaliate in kind. that's been past practice. and of course, president putin said no, i'm not going to do that and you have to wonder whether in fact he was told, hold off. don't do anything. because when we, the trump administrati administration, get in, we're going to revisit the whole thing. >> he said, great move on delay by v. putin. i always knew he was very smart. the question is whether during the phone calls, signaled to the ambassador that trump would lift sanctions against russia ...

Kicked out some 35 russian diplomats out of the country in response to russia's meddling in the 2016 election. >> after the obama administration went ahead with those sanctions, normally, you would expect russia to retaliate in kind. that's been past practice and of course, president putin said no, i'm not going to do that. and you have to wonder whether in fact he was told hold off, don't do anything because when we the trump administration get in, we're going to revisit this whole thing. >> at the time, president-elect trump cheered the skidecision o twitter quiting great move by putin. i al...

Say. >> the call centered around logistics of setting up a call with the president of russia and the president elect. they exchanged logistical information on how to initiate and schedule that call. that was it. plain and simple. >> flynn himself denied the contents of the call when asked wednesday by the post. >> he was adamant. he said no. in fact, he said no twice. we asked him, did you ever discuss this subject with the russian ambassador? no was the answer. and then the answer changed the next day. >> but an aide close to flynn tells cnn his boss quote, can't rule it out that they discuss...

Logistics of setting up meeting between the president of russia and the president-elect. it was about logistics about how that call would take place. >> flynn himself denied the call when he was asked about it by the post. we asked him twice, did you ever discuss this subject with the russian ambassador, no, was the answer. and then the answer changed the next day. >> reporter: but a source close to flynn says his boss can't rule it out. the likely reason vladimir putin did not retaliate against the u.s. >> you have to wonder whether he was told hold off, don't do anything. >> reporter: then p...

Kicked out some 35 russian diplomats out of the country in response to russia's medaling in the 2016 election. >> after the obama administration went ahead with those sanctions, normally you would expect russia to real yat in kind. that's been past practice. of correspondence president putin said i'm not going to do that. you have to wonder whether, in fact, he was told, hold off, don't do anything because when we, the trump administration get in, we're going to revisit this whole thing. >> reporter: at the time president-elect trump cheered russia's decision on twitter, writing, quote, great ...