Story highlights Members of Trump's transition team alerted Flynn in November that any conversations with Kislayk were most likely being monitoredFormer acting Attorney General Sally Yates is expected to testify before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee Monday about her warnings to the White House on FlynnWashington (CNN) Donald Trump's transition team warned former national security adviser Michael Flynn about the risks of communicating with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, a former US official has confirmed to CNN. Members of Trump's transition team alerted Flynn in November that any conversations with Kislayk were most likely being monitored, a warning that took place weeks before the two discussed US sanctions on Russia by phone, according to The Washington Post , which first reported the development. The head of Trump's national security transition team, Marshall Billingslea, requested Obama administration officials provide a classified CIA profile on Kislyak to show to Flynn out of concern that he didn't completely appreciate the Russian ambassador's motives, a source close to Billingslea confirmed to CNN. Billingslea, a former Pentagon official under George W. Bush, knew at the time that the retired Army lieutenant general would talk with Kislyak soon, the source said. Several former Trump transition officials expressed doubt about the assertion that the transition team warned Flynn about talking to the Russian ambassador.

Source: CNN May 06, 2017 18:24 UTC