1209 vote on the resolution the following day. There was speculation in the 1210 media that the Obama Administration would not oppose the resolution. According to Flynn, the Transition Team regarded the vote as a significant 1211 issue and wanted to support Israel by opposing the resolution. On December 22, 2016, multiple members of the Transition Team, as well as President-Elect Trump, communicated with foreign government officials to determine their views on the resolution and to rally support to delay the vote or 1212 defeat the resolution. Kushner led the effort for the Transition Team; Flynn 1213 was responsible for the Russian government. Minutes after an early 1214 morning phone call with Kushner on December 22, Flynn called Kislyak. According to Flynn, he informed Kislyak about the vote and the Transition Team’s opposition to the resolution, and requested that Russia vote against or 1215 delay the resolution. Later that day, President-Elect Trump spoke with 1216 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi about the vote. Ultimately, Egypt 1217 postponed the vote. On December 23, 2016, Malaysia, New Zealand, Senegal, and Venezuela 1218 resubmitted the resolution. Throughout the day, members of the Transition Team continued to talk with foreign leaders about the resolution, with Flynn continuing to lead the outreach with the Russian government through 1219 Kislyak. When Flynn again spoke with Kislyak, Kislyak informed Flynn 1220 that if the resolution came to a vote, Russia would not vote against it. The 1221 resolution later passed 14-0, with the United States abstaining. b. U.S. Sanctions Against Russia Flynn was also the Transition Team member who spoke with the Russian government when the Obama Administration imposed sanctions and other measures against Russia in response to Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. On December 28, 2016, then-President Obama signed Executive Order 13757, which took effect at 12:01 a.m. the following day and 1222 imposed sanctions on nine Russian individuals and entities. On December 29, 2016, the Obama Administration also expelled 35 Russian government