discussed the sanctions with Priebus, and likewise told him that Flynn was 1238 scheduled to talk to Kislyak that night. At 3:14 p.m., Flynn texted a Transition Team member who was assisting McFarland, “Time for a 1239 call???” The Transition Team member responded that McFarland was on the phone with Tom Bossert, a Transition Team senior official, to which Flynn responded, “Tit for tat w Russia not good. Russian AMBO reaching out to me 1240 today.” Flynn recalled that he chose not to communicate with Kislyak about the 1241 sanctions until he had heard from the team at Mar-a-Lago. He first spoke 1242 with Michael Ledeen, a Transition Team member who advised on foreign 1243 policy and national security matters, for 20 minutes. Flynn then spoke with McFarland for almost 20 minutes to discuss what, if anything, to communicate 1244 to Kislyak about the sanctions. On that call, McFarland and Flynn discussed the sanctions, including their potential impact on the incoming Trump 1245 Administration’s foreign policy goals. McFarland and Flynn also discussed that Transition Team members in Mar-a-Lago did not want Russia to escalate the 1246 situation. They both understood that Flynn would relay a message to 1247 Kislyak in hopes of making sure the situation would not get out of hand Immediately after speaking with McFarland, Flynn called and spoke with 1248 Kislyak. Flynn discussed multiple topics with Kislyak, including the sanctions, scheduling a video teleconference between President-Elect Trump and Putin, an upcoming terrorism conference, and Russia’s views about the Middle 1249 East. With respect to the sanctions, Flynn requested that Russia not escalate the situation, not get into a “tit for tat,” and only respond to the sanctions in a 1250 reciprocal manner. Multiple Transition Team members were aware that Flynn was speaking with Kislyak that day. In addition to her conversations with Bannon and Reince Priebus, at 4:43 p.m., McFarland sent an email to Transition Team members about the sanctions, informing the group that “Gen [F]lynn is talking to russian 1251 ambassador this evening.” Less than an hour later, McFarland briefed President-Elect Trump. Bannon, Priebus, Sean Spicer, and other Transition Team