Yates: Alarm about Russian blackmail led to warning on Flynn
Yates: Alarm about Russian blackmail led to warning on Flynn
By - Eileen Sullivan and Eric Tucker Associated Press
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates told Congress on Monday she bluntly warned the Trump White House in January that new National Security Adviser Michael Flynn "essentially could be blackmailed" by the Russians because he apparently had lied to his bosses about his contacts with Moscow's ambassador in Washington.
The testimony from Yates, an Obama administration holdover fired soon after for other reasons, marked her first public comments about the concerns she raised and filled in basic details about the chain of events that led to Flynn's ouster.
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By - Eileen Sullivan and Eric Tucker Associated Press
Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates told Congress on Monday she bluntly warned the Trump White House in January that new National Security Adviser Michael Flynn "essentially could be blackmailed" by the Russians because he apparently had lied to his bosses about his contacts with Moscow's ambassador in Washington.
The testimony from Yates, an Obama administration holdover fired soon after for other reasons, marked her first public comments about the concerns she raised and filled in basic details about the chain of events that led to Flynn's ouster.
READ MORE: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationw...
