day 25 breaking news

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-1/ **Flynn on thin ice but still in at the White House after turbulent few days**. Despite a turbulent 72 hours caused by the national security adviser's inability to deny that he spoke about sanctions against Russia with the Russian ambassador before Trump took office, Flynn has no plans to resign and no expectations that he will be fired. ([CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/politics/michael-flynn-donald-trump-white-house/){:target="_blank"})
+1/ UPDATE: **Michael Flynn resigns as National Security Adviser** after it was revealed that he had misled  Pence and other top White House officials about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States. Flynn served in the job for less than a month. ([New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/us/politics/donald-trump-national-security-adviser-michael-flynn.html){:target="_blank"}) ~~**Flynn on thin ice but still in at the White House after turbulent few days**. Despite a turbulent 72 hours caused by the national security adviser's inability to deny that he spoke about sanctions against Russia with the Russian ambassador before Trump took office, Flynn has no plans to resign and no expectations that he will be fired. ([CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/politics/michael-flynn-donald-trump-white-house/){:target="_blank"})~~
 
-> UPDATE: **Flynn apologizes after admitting he may have discussed sanctions with Russia**. The apology was directed most notably to Pence, who had emphatically denied to CBS News last month that Flynn had discussed "anything having to do with the United States' decision to expel diplomats or impose censure against Russia." ([USA Today](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/13/flynn-apologizes-after-admitting-he-may-have-discussed-sanctions-russia/97852248/){:target="_blank"})
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+**Flynn apologizes after admitting he may have discussed sanctions with Russia**. The apology was directed most notably to Pence, who had emphatically denied to CBS News last month that Flynn had discussed "anything having to do with the United States' decision to expel diplomats or impose censure against Russia." ([USA Today](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/13/flynn-apologizes-after-admitting-he-may-have-discussed-sanctions-russia/97852248/){:target="_blank"})
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 **The Justice Department had warned White House that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail**. Current and former officials said that although they believed that Pence was misled about the contents of Flynn’s communications with the Russian ambassador, they couldn’t rule out that Flynn was acting with the knowledge of others in the transition. ([Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/justice-department-warned-white-house-that-flynn-could-be-vulnerable-to-russian-blackmail-officials-say/2017/02/13/fc5dab88-f228-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html){:target="_blank"})