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June 21, 2017

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