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Revelations about Flynn making the headlines. Trump has probably regretted not taking his predecessor's advice.

Obama warned Trump about hiring Michael Flynn
Barack Obama warned newly elected President Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as national security adviser, the White House has confirmed.
Mr Obama warned his successor less than 48 hours after the November election during a conversation in the Oval Office, former Obama officials said.
Mr Flynn's contacts with a Russian envoy left him vulnerable to blackmail, a Senate panel heard on Monday.
He was fired in February for concealing the nature of these contacts.
Mr Flynn, a retired army lieutenant-general, misled the Trump administration about discussing US sanctions against Russia with the country's envoy, Sergei Kislyak, before the inauguration.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39847417

Michael Flynn was exposed to blackmail by the Russians, Sally Yates tells Senate
Michael Flynn was exposed to potential blackmail by Russia, the former deputy attorney general has testified.
Sally Yates told the Senate judiciary committee that Mr Flynn, the former national security adviser, had left himself "compromised" by having a conversation with the Russian ambassador, and then lying to the vice president, Mike Pence, about it.
She said that the Russians knew the conversation with Sergey Kislyak had taken place, but the White House did not - meaning that Mr Flynn could be "essentially blackmailed by the Russians."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...-tells-senate/