To see Trump-world twist into pretzels, read this whack Federalist piece on the Flynn transcripts. It claims Flynn didn't actually talk to Kislyak about sanctions. But if he did, only "obliquely," and about different sanx. B/c Obama's sanctions weren't about diplomats. Sure, Jan.
The Federalist doesn't just gaslight Flynn calls by confusing sanctions for screwing our election w/ other Russia sanx. He also absurdly says Flynn wasn't reassuring Kislyak b/c when he said he didn't want "to escalate," he meant he didn't want US to escalate—NOT Russia. Sure Jan 
Trump is so confident Flynn-Kislyak call transcripts "Contradict Key Mueller Claims Against Flynn," he released them quietly on a news-filled Friday night. GOP propagandists then post preposterous spin in the Federalist, which Devin Nunes & other propaganda lackeys then spread.😈
