secret foreign agent. at least you would think. but this guy who was under consideration for that job, he came to the trump transition. he warned them about the fact he was under active investigation for that, and the trump transition, the incoming trump administration, they decided they would hire him anyway. they would hire him despite that, and that is how we got michael flynn as national security adviser for approximately five minutes while he was under investigation as a potential foreign agent of the nation of turkey and, before he started lying to federal investigators about his communications with the russian government. when we all read in the new york times in may, 2017 that they had hired him anyway, even though they knew, even though they had been warned, and we learned that the investigation into the matter was being led by a veteran espionage prosecutor named brandon van
at least you think. but this guy under consideration for that job, he came to the trump transition. he warned them about the fact he was under active federal investigation for that. and the trump transition, the incoming trump administration decided they would hire him anyway. they would hire him despite that. and that is how we got michael flynn as national security adviser for approximately five minutes while he was under investigation as potential foreign agent of the nation of turkey and before he started lying to federal investigators about his communications with the russian government. when we all read in the new york times in may 2017 that they had hired him anyway, even though they knew, even though they had been warned and we learned that the investigation into the matter is being led by veteran espionage prosecutor named brandon van grek. remember, just my stomach
had made a very unusual hiring decision that ultimately implicated the work of a veteran espionage prosecutor at the u.s. department of justice. it was very early on. may 2017. you think about that for a second, trump was inaugurated at the end of january. this was less than four months later in may of that year, less than four months into his presidency, we learned of the new york times that during the trump transition a person who they had been considering for the job of national security adviser, not just somebody to be a national security adviser to the new president, but the national security adviser, a guy they had been considering for that job, we learned at the time, had notified the trump transition team that there was a big problem with him potentially being a appointed national security adviser. a very serious problem. this guy who is being considered as national security adviser, he told the trump transition, hey,
adviser, he told the trump transition, hey, you know what? i feel like i have to let you know, i m under active federal investigation as potentially unregistered agent of a foreign power. [laughs] full stop right there. it s not like i want to let you know, i had a speeding ticket i m getting points on the license, i m in a dispute with my property tax, build a and they say i am short 200 bucks but i know i m not. this is i am under investigation for being a foreign agent. i am under federal investigation for being an agent of a foreign power. if you are under federal investigation of being a foreign agent, you can t work in the cafeteria at the white house. you can t get a job emptying trash cans in the congress. you certainly can t be national security advisor. if the justice department is actively investigating you as a
may of that year, less than four months into his presidency, we learned in the new york times that during the trump transition, a person who may have been considering for the job of national security adviser, not just somebody to be a national security adviser to the new president but literally the national security adviser, a guy they had been considering for that job, according to the times, had notified the trump transition team thats there there was a big problem with him potentially being appointed national security adviser. a very serious problem this. guy who was being considered as national security adviser, he told the trump transition, hey, you know what, i feel like i ought to let you know, i m under active federal investigation as a potentially unregistered agent of a foreign power. full stop right there. right? this is not like i wanted to let you know i had a speeding ticket and i m getting points on my license. this is not like, you know, i m