michael flynn

Former Trump National Security Adviser Pleaded Guilty to Making False Statements to the FBI

A member of President Donald Trump's transition team says Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is the ``very senior transition official'' referenced in court papers filed in the Michael Flynn case.

WASHINGTON (AP)  — Former Deputy National Security Adviser KT McFarland is an unnamed senior official referred to in the court papers filed in the Michael Flynn case. She was involved in a discussion with Flynn about what he would say to Russian government officials in response to U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia last year. That’s according to two former officials…

National Security Advisor Steps Down

Embattled White House national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned Monday night, an abrupt end to a brief tenure.

Washington (CNN)Embattled White House national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned Monday night, an abrupt end to a brief tenure. His departure came just after reports surfaced that the Justice Department warned the Trump administration last month that Flynn misled administration officials regarding his communications with the Russian ambassador to the United States and was potentially vulnerable to blackmail by the Russians. “I…