Washington (CNN) The Justice Department on Friday released a more complete transcript of a voice mail from Donald Trump's attorney John Dowd to Rob Kelner, the lawyer for Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, where he sought information about Flynn's discussions with the special counsel on the eve of his cooperation deal.

However, the Justice Department refused to turn over transcripts of Flynn's calls with Russian officials, including then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, even though a federal judge had ordered prosecutors to file those publicly as well on Friday.

The release of the transcript -- and lack of the other release of transcripts -- came following Judge Emmet Sullivan's unusual order last week seeking public disclosure of documents used in Flynn's case as he heads toward sentencing Flynn for lying to investigators.

Overall, the voice mail highlights a call that special counsel Robert Mueller investigated as potential obstruction of justice by the President. Dowd had made the call on November 22, 2017, after Flynn's team said it could no longer communicate with the White House, just before Flynn pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate in Mueller's investigation.

In the voice mail transcript, most of which was previously documented in the Mueller report, Dowd said it "wouldn't surprise me" if Flynn was about to make a deal, but if it "implicates the President, then we've got a national security issue, or ... some issue ... not only for the President, but for the country." He then asked for a "heads up," according to the transcript. Dowd also wanted to remind Flynn about "the President and his feelings towards Flynn."

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