Senator Lindsey Graham Wants To Know If Flynn Was ‘Directed’ To Talk About Sanctions On Tuesday, Senator Lindsey Graham said that he wants to know if somebody on Donald Trump’s transition team “directed” Michael Flynn to discuss sanctions in a call with Russia’s ambassador to the United States. “I want to know, did General Flynn do this by himself or was he directed by somebody to do it?” Graham said in an interview with CNN. Graham said he has not “seen the transcripts” of Flynn’s conversations with the Russian ambassador. “I think Congress needs to be informed of what actually...

WATCH: Kellyanne Conway Gets Grilled On Flynn Resignation Kellyanne Conway struggled to answer questions on Tuesday about Donald Trump’s handling of the scandal surrounding Michael Flynn’s conversation with Russia regarding sanctions.   WATCH: @MLauer‘s full interview with @kellyannepolls on departure of #MichaelFlynn https://t.co/PZ1PGtACUY — TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 14, 2017 Kellyanne Conway had trouble answering questions from Matt Lauer regarding Michael Flynn’s resignation Monday night. Conway tried to side step the reports that Trump and the White House were warned by acting Attorney General Yates weeks ago that Flynn may have been compromised. During the interview on the Today show, Conway...

Donald Trump Thinks ‘Real Story’ Of Flynn Resignation Is Leaks Not Illegal Russia Talks Donald Trump showed incredible tone deafness on Tuesday by saying that the “real story” of national security adviser Michael Flynn’s resignation was the “illegal leaks,” rather than the fact that Flynn lied to the White House and the public about his conversations with Russia. “The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming out of Washington? Will these leaks be happening as I deal with N.Korea etc?” Trump tweeted. The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks...

WATCH: Seth Meyers compares Trump Aide Stephen Miller To Mr. Burns On Monday night Seth Meyers used his a “Closer Look” segment to explore the similarities between Trump aide Steve Miller and the Simpsons Mr. Burns. Meyers said, “In case you’re wondering what being sinister does to you, that guy is 31 years old and he already looks like he’s two-thirds of the way to Montgomery Burns.” Meyers also noted Miller’s “chilling statement” that Trump’s “powers as president will not be questioned.” “The only way that statement could be more terrifying is if he yelled it in German,” Meyers...

WATCH: Keith Olbermann Calls For Flynn To Be Arrested, Trump Named As Co-Conspirator Keith Olbermann in the latest installment of his web series “the Resistance” called for Michael Flynn to be arrested and for the Grand Jury to name Donald Trump as his co-conspirator. Olbermann’s comments come after news broke that Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has resigned amid the scandal that he had multiple conversations with the Russian ambassador about sanctions. Olbermann calls on Flynn to be arrested under the “Logan Act” which is the federal statute that makes it illegal for civilian intervention in United States foreign...

Democrats Demand Classified Briefing On Flynn The ranking Democrats on the Judiciary and Oversight committees on Monday night called for classified briefings for Congress about former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn after his abrupt resignation. Congressmen Elijah Cumings and John Conyers said in a statement, “We were shocked and dismayed to learn this evening of reports that three weeks ago, U.S. law enforcement officials warned the White House Counsel that General Flynn had provided false information to the public about his communications with the Russian government, but that the Trump Administration apparently did nothing about it.” The statement continued, “The reality is...

Read Michael Flynn’s Resignation Letter National Security Advisor Mike Flynn resigned on Monday after it was revealed he lied about discussing impending sanctions against the Russian government. RELATED STORY: BREAKING: NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER MIKE FLYNN RESIGNS Here is the full text of Flynn’s resignation letter: February 13, 2017 In the course of my duties as the incoming National Security Advisor, I held numerous phone calls with foreign counterparts, ministers, and ambassadors. These calls were to facilitate a smooth transition and begin to build the necessary relationships between the President, his advisors and foreign leaders. Such calls are standard practice...

National Security Advisor Mike Flynn resigned on Monday after it was revealed he lied about discussing impending sanctions against the Russian government, CNN reports. Flynn, who served in the job for less than a month, said he had given “incomplete information” to about a telephone call he had with the ambassador in late December about American sanctions against Russia, weeks before Trump’s inauguration. Flynn previously had denied that he had any substantive conversations with Ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak, and Pence repeated that claim in television as recently as earlier this month. According to the NY Times, Flynn’s resignation letter,...

BREAKING: Department Of Justice Warned That Flynn Could Be Compromised The Washington Post reported Monday that the Department of Justice warned the White House counsel that they thought Michael Flynn could be compromised. The Post reported that former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates feared that Michael Flynn was possibly vulnerable to Russian blackmail attempts. The report went on to say that Yates and a senior career national security official delivered a message to White House counsel Donald McGahn and expressed their concerns that Michael Flynn “was potentially vulnerable to Russian blackmail, current and former U.S. officials said.” The Washington...

BREAKING: Federal Judge Denies Trump’s Request To Delay Court Proceedings On Immigration Case On Monday, a federal judge in Seattle decide to reject a Trump administration request to delay district court proceedings. The Trump administration requested that the judge postpone the district court case until the San Francisco-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has a chance to decide whether to rehear a three-judge panel’s decision last Thursday. The three-judge panel decided last week to keep Trump’s Muslim-ban blocked. Reuters reported, “A U.S. federal judge on Monday rejected a Justice Department request to suspend Seattle courtroom proceedings over...