Michael Flynn abruptly resigned as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Monday night, hours after it was learned that the Justice Department informed the White House that it believed he could be subject to blackmail, two senior Trump administration sources told NBC News.
National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigned late Monday, after reports he misled senior Trump White House officials about his conversations with Russia.
President Trump has named retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg as acting national security adviser. Kellogg previously served as Flynn’s chief of staff on the National Security Council.
The ranking members of the House Judiciary and Oversight committees called for a classified briefing for Congress regarding former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, after his abrupt resignation Monday night.
