The talks were instigated by a “very senior member” of the Trump transition team. Ty Cobb, a lawyer for Trump’s White House, pushed back on Flynn’s claims. “The false statements involved mirror the false statements to White House officials which resulted in his resignation in February of this year. The White House was warned by the Justice Department that Flynn could be subjected to blackmail because his dealings with Russians hadn’t been disclosed. Flynn didn’t disclose those contacts and payments, as required, when applying for his security clearance to work in the Trump White House.

Source: National Post December 01, 2017 14:48 UTC