From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, we learned today about the red flags and warnings sent to the Trump Administration about former National Security adviser Michael Flynn including one delivered directly from president obama to a then newly elected donald trump, according to three Obama Administration officials. That piece of news reported first by nbc coming as a Senate Subcommittee heard from a former high Ranking Justice Department official, an obama appointee, who says she warned the Trump White House that general flynn might be at risk of blackmail by the russians. Flynn was fired just weeks into the job. Swept up in the cloud of controversy all related to his contacts and dealings with russia. National correspondent Peter Alexander has details. Reporter tonight, nbc news has learned that president obama delivered the personal warning to president elect trump, just minutes before this joint oval office appearance
Several of us tried to get a job downtown. But theyre not hiring us. I dont know no one at all who has no type of job from downtown at trump towers. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff President Trump is now under scrutiny for possible obstruction of justice, and hes fighting back. Thats after reports that special counsel bob mueller has broadened his probe of russian meddling in
Several of us tried to get a job downtown. But theyre not hiring us. I dont know no one at all who has no type of job from downtown at trump towers. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff President Trump is now under scrutiny for possible obstruction of justice, and hes fighting back. Thats after reports that special counsel bob mueller has broadened his probe of russian meddling in
Former top Law Enforcement official testified bch before the Senate Judiciary kmp and the president weighed in on that testimony. The hearing took place a few blocks from here in a world removed from anything remotely conceivable until now unless its a spy 1 3. Sally yates talking publicly the first time today how she went to the white house to warn them the president the president S National Security adviser my knowledge flynn was vulnerable to washer russian blackmail whats more the notion was neither the only headline from the hearing to date more the only big story however a good place to start. Jim skrut skrut o with todays key moments. The National Security adviser could be blackmailed by the russian. A hearing sharply divided along partisan lines form acting attorney general sally yates sharply contradicted the white house version. Regard being Michael Flynn. Yates sold senators she gave the white house a forceful and detailed warning. That flynn lied when he denied discusses u.
For the first time about general Michael Flynns russian connections. Its revealing she warned the white house that flynn had lied repeatedly to Vice President mike pence and others about his contacts with russians. These are lies that yates says left flynn exposed to blackmail by the russians. We believe that general flynn was compromised with respect to the russians. Logic would tell you that you dont want the National Security adviser to be in a position where the russians have leverage over him. Yates says she warned the white house multiple times about flynn. And that news comes as were learning about yet another warning, and this one was directly from then president obama to President Trump. At this meeting youre seeing, remember it . Just two days after the election when trump visited the oval office during that meeting, obama warned him about flynn. Now, President Trump late today firing off a number of tweets, actually, some moments ago, calling the, quote, russia trump collusi