Michael Flynn resigned late Monday as President Trump’s national security advisor, following mounting scrutiny over his conflicting accounts of contacts with a Russian diplomat and his admission that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence about the matter. Trump named retired Gen. Keith Kellogg, who served as a campaign advisor, as acting national security advisor. Flynn and other administration officials, including Pence, initially denied the reports of multiple substantive contacts between the two men. No evidence has emerged that Trump directed Flynn to act or was even aware of what he was doing. A new round of media reports in recent days refocused attention on Flynn’s contacts with Kislyak.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 14, 2017 03:22 UTC