WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Barack Obama warned then-President-elect Donald Trump not to give the post of national security adviser in his administration to Michael Flynn who was eventually fired in a controversy about ties to Russia, a former Obama aide said. Obama gave the warning in an Oval Office meeting with Trump just […]
CAPITOL HILL — U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, has offered to cooperate with congressional investigators looking into contacts between Trump campaign advisers and Russia, as long as Flynn is granted immunity from prosecution. The Wall Street Journal first reported Thursday that Flynn is in talks to try to get a promise […]
WHITE HOUSE — The White House confirmed Friday that President Donald Trump’s transition team was aware before January’s inauguration that Michael Flynn, Trump’s choice to be national security adviser, might be required to inform authorities he was acting as an agent on behalf of a foreign government. Trump’s spokesman, Sean Spicer, said the president had not […]
The search for a replacement for Donald Trump’s national security advisor, who resigned, or was fired for his part in Russian communications during the election cycle, then lying about subject matter in those communications, continues after Trump’s top pick turns down the White House’s offer. Vice Admiral Robert Harward, a 40-year veteran, former Navy SEAL, […]