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NYT: Officials Worried Flynn was Blackmail Risk, But Still Told Him CIA Secrets

HeadlineJun 21, 2017

The New York Times is reporting senior officials from multiple federal agencies were worried that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was a blackmail risk as early as January—yet proceeded to allow him to participate in top-secret intelligence briefings alongside President Trump for nearly three weeks despite these concerns. The Times reports officials from the FBI, the CIA, the Justice Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence were all worried Flynn might be susceptible to blackmail by Russian officials after Flynn lied about his conversations with the Russian ambassador.

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