u.s. national security adviser michael flynnsubmitted his resignation just a few hours ago. the decision comes amid growing scrutiny overthe nature of his ties to russia. the trump administration has named retiredlieutenant general keith kellogg to serve as the acting national security adviser.
How To Address A Letter Of Resignation, lee unshin give us the updates. president donald trump's national securityadviser, michael flynn, submitted his letter of resignation late monday night. flynn's action came in the wake of reportsthat he may have had misled top white house
officials,... including vice president mikepence,... about his phone conversations with the russian ambassador to the united statesin late december. the washington post and the new york timeshave both reported that flynn talked to the ambassador about u.s. sanctions against russia...imposed under the obama administration... and before donald trump was inaugurated. the post is also reporting that the justicedepartment had warned the white house late last month that flynn's activities could makehim vulnerable to blackmail by the russians. flynn had previously denied that he'd hadany substantive conversations with the ambassador, sergei kislyak,... and as late as januaryvice president pence had backed his claim,
saying the sanctions were not part of thetalks between the two. in his resignation letter, flynn said thathe briefed the vice president with "incomplete information" regarding the calls... "due tothe fast pace of events." he also said he has apologized to both trumpand pence and they have accepted his apology. flynn's departure comes after just 24 dayson the job, making his tenure as a senior presidential adviser one of the shortest inmodern history. lee unshin arirang news.
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