The following article by Matthew Rosenberg and Mark Mazzetti was posted on the New York Times website May 17, 2017:
In February, Michael T. Flynn stepped down as national security adviser amid a scandal surrounding his contacts with Russia before President Trump took office. By SUSAN JOAN ARCHER, DAVE HORN, A.J. CHAVAR and ROBIN LINDSAY on Publish Date February 14, 2017. Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times.
WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn told President Trump’s transition team weeks before the inauguration that he was under federal investigation for secretly working as a paid lobbyist for Turkey during the campaign, according to two people familiar with the case.
Despite this warning, which came about a month after the Justice Department notified Mr. Flynn of the inquiry, Mr. Trump made Mr. Flynn his national security adviser. The job gave Mr. Flynn access to the president and nearly every secret held by American intelligence agencies. Continue reading “Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House”