White House officials, including Vice President Mike Pence, had insisted that Flynn had not discussed U.S.-imposed sanctions with Kislyak during the presidential transition period. Trump made no mention of the fact that Flynn had been fired from his high position by the Obama administration in 2014. Flynn’s forced resignation followed media reports that he had discussed U.S.-imposed sanctions on Russia with Ambassador Kislyak, which was contrary to the public representations of the Trump White House. Separately Monday, former Obama officials said he had raised general concerns about Flynn with Trump and had told the incoming president there were better people for the national security post. Yates’ warning about Flynn capped weeks of concern among top Obama officials, former officials told the AP.

Source: National Post May 09, 2017 02:37 UTC