michael. among the many stories that have been told, it has been mentioned time and time again the foundation upon which mr. michael built his remarkable career and reputation. throughout his 50 years in politics , he never wavered from his values of civility, uncommon decency, and humility. those valueses were instilled in him at the earliestge. rooted in his faith and family upbringing andlowed him throughout his life. bob michael was born to german and french immigrants in peoria, illinois, on march 2, 1923, to anna and charles michael. hard work and respect for required among the michael children. after dinner each night it was mandatory for the household to read the bible rather than go outside and play. the young bob michael was a bucket of peoria public schools he didn't come from a privileged background or a family that had money he held numerous jobs which played a formidable role in hisup bringing, teaching him the rewards of hard work and accountability. his early jobs varied from m

michael: yes. charlie: now it is michael flynn. michael: yes, i don't think he compares.ie: because? michael: i don't think mike is a strategic thinker. charlie: he is an intelligence officer. mike was a brilliant tactical intelligence officer. charlie: what does that mean? michael: mike worked for stanley crystal in iraq thing -- putting together targeting packages to go after individuals every night. literally, multiple individuals every night. he was masterful at that. that's a very tactical job. he was very good at that. strategically, i don't think he compares to condoleezza rice. charlie: washington gossip is mike flynn has lost some of his -- underlying washington gossip, i'm not sure anyone in the administration has said this except maybe in conversations inh reporters outside and and off the record manner. that the reason steve bannon, a political advisor and strategist and someone who seems to be inside donald trump's head and crucial to him -- he made him president or chairman of the campaign when kellyanne conway became manager of the campaign and has been put

evaluating michael flynn's future. i heard later in the evening, just a few hours ago, that really, his status was a, quote, gray area. michael, as you know, from observing what happens in washington, once a top administration official gets to that point, when the president cannot express he has full confidence in that individual, it's pretty difficult to walk in a back. and for that person to once again have the confidence of the president. and so, it did become an untenable situation. they're starting to talk about the possible replacement for michael flynn, keith kellogg, the retired general. he had been working in the national security council office. he will be the acting national security adviser. but david petraeus, the retired general, is the front-runner for the job. he was involved in the obama administration. was a top official in the obama administration but resigned from that position because he shared classified secrets with his mistress. and another retired admiral, bob harward is under consideration for

meanwhile, all the while, michael, michael flynn was involved with you know, the dealings of the white house in terms of national security business. he traveled down to florida, down to mar-a-lago with president trump when he was having that diplomatic golf outing with the japanese prime minister shinzo abe. he was involved in that conversation that we saw spill out onto the patio of mar-a-lago when they were dealing with the north korea missile launch. and as a matter of fact today he was involved with the presidential daily intelligence briefing. he was involved in those meetings with the prime minister, justin trudeau from canada who was here today. so he was involved in all of these you know, normal activities, affairs that you would normally associate with the national security adviser up until this afternoon when things started to unravel, when you had the adviser to the president, kellyanne conway, saying he had the full confidence of the president. and after that moment it seemed it all went down hill and you had top administration officials telling us well, maybe he didn't hav

michael flynn resigned overnight.e controversial phone calls with russia and sanctions discussed and lying about it. now new questions from the administration about what it knew and when. we have live coverage now. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. tuesday, february 14th. happy valentine's day. i got nothing. >> water? >> it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. only 25 days into the trump administration and chaotic

eye" news deck. >> michael: dinner is ready.id that the average swede is sick of it. but a poll says they are not sick of it at all. the guy that was aunt tucker's show and started this whole thing, the guy said it's amazing that more swede's aren't up in arms about this. >> michael: there only 4.6% of the population, but at this rate it won't be the average sven, it'll be the average muhammed in the next few years. >> canada could occupy sweden right now was no problem whatsoever. if you've got so few people going you do the twitter, they really don't need to organize. who's up next, the guy outside. it's a nice little country and that's why they can get away with socialism. >> michael: is it fair to say they only get 140 characters russian mark joe, you said that swede's don't really want to be in reality -- i heard next week you're going to be running their instagram. >> michael: were talking about trump line, tim went you're going on tour, they're going to keep not laughing at you. that is correct. [laughter] >> i can't swea

but michael flynn lied?in play, they have been threatened under the logan act, even if they have not been prosecuted, over the last 20 years. but michael flynn might have been told by somebody else to have these conversations with the russian ambassador on the date president 0bama put new sanctions on russia. so if anybody in the white house knew of michael flynn discussing this, it goes wider. it is notjust democrats calling for an investigation, there are three republican senators who have said we wa nt republican senators who have said we want investigations into this matter. it not only raises what michael flynn said, but what trump officials have ties to russia. one wonders now how deep those ties actually go? there are two enquiries that were already in play. 0ne about the russian hacking into the us presidential election last year, which appears to have benefited donald trump and his campaign and hurt hillary clinton. but secondly, there is now an investigation over there is now an investigation over

michael gordon wrote about this today, he joins me now from washington, michael, thanks for taking aew minutes. i think everybody sees this story, pays attention to the timing, obviously the turmoil of flynn, the new pthd coming in. the president about the u.s. changing it's posture towards russia. is this a test by putin and russia and the administration? >> well, i think it's something that the russians have been determined to do for some time. they gbegan this program some years ago. it is interesting thathey deployed this system in december in between the two administrations, perhaps they were thinking that was the best time to try to get away with it. >> he says, this just in response to your story in fact, it's time for the administration to take immediate action to enhance our deterrent posture in europe and protect our allies. he is outraged by this, what steps could the administration take if it wanted to? >> well, i mean, first off, the first step they have to take is fill some of these positions in the administration. they don't have a deputy secretary of state, they don't

it was michael flynn. the truth is the problem wasn't michael flynn. there's a lot going on that michael flynn is not responsible for. he is the fall guy. he is taking the blame. when they say they are moving on, they are saying all of those stories that were bad about what's going on in national security and the trump administration, that's solved. let's move on. >> ellis, you are nodding. >> moving on is please don't ask me questions about it. let's take one step back. this is the first real stumble. the first -- >> the first? >> the first one you can't interpret a way. no way to say i appointed this guy to my advisorme. i made him the guy i listen to more than anyone else. he had to leave two weeks in. there is no way to spin that in a way that makes it good. i don't know. to me, it's the one that even folks in the administration have to say, you know, that general flynn thing didn't work out so well. >> we have a lot more questions about this. good thing you are coming back to talk about it more. >>> one of the president's top money men sworn in to

cohen said he would consider this an issue for michael flynn. that contradicts michael cohen. he was at the dinner and they didn't discuss peace and said it never got near them. we do see here is a public perception in the world of the trump white house, if you know somebody from his business past, you may be able to freelance the peace initiative. some welcome and anything, frankly, could bring peace, but others say that could be destroyed as the broader established state department dealing with complex issues like war. >> thank you.

michael: i don't. inar the bay area because it was so cheap and there were fantastic subsidies available. to that point, mark, the subsidies may not be available under the trump administration. >> that is unclear. some think the subsidies of the federal level will stay there, but at the state level you're seeing a lot of pushback and utilities offering subsidies to folks who want rooftop solar on their homes. that, canthat -- top th tesla change its business model? focused onthere are going from a model where they leased solar systems to where they sell the systems for cash, and that gives them a lot more revenue upfront. they talked a bit about that in their earnings release this afternoon, that they are transitioning to that sort of model. percentagewise the number of solar systems they sold for cash. cory: i should point out some breaking news on tesla, the cfo of tesla appear and we is leaving. this is a critical time for the company. tesla.on wheeler leaving the former cfo will come back, we don't

michael: good morning. i am michael. have the honor of welcoming the 19th chairman general joseph dunford for conversation that will begin and include you between 10:00 and 11:00. happy spring to all of you and the 70 degree day in washington. a lot has been going on in the world. that begin with the fact that just approve how nice the guy is, even though i am a georgia guy, he is not taunted me about the super bowl reaction yet. gen. dunford: i was waiting for a larger audience. [laughter] michael: why would i waste that -- [laughter] gen. dunford: why would i waste that? michael: he is a native of boston, as you might have guessed. and he joined the marine corps after his graduation parade -- he is a marine infantry officer by background and profession. he commanded all different levels throughout his career, including the first marine expeditionary force. he has commandant of the marine corps, commander in afghanistan, and 19th chairman of the joint chief of staff. i could go on but a lot of you would rather hear from

michael flynn has resigned as national security adviser. the news came just hours after it was learned the justice department warned the white house that flynn could be vulnerable to black mail. >>> plus, the senate confirms two more of president trump's cabinet picks as the battle to fill the cabinet continues. >>> evacuation orders remain in effect this morning for 200,000 people living near california's oroville dam. they're racing to get as much water out of the dam before a new storm hits. >>> a very good morning to all of you.

who will replace michael flynn? ryan brown is live in washington with more. >> reporter: well, alysin we're learning that three names have emerged from a senior administration officials. one of those names retired lieutenant general keith kellogg. he was the chief of staff to the national security council. he's been exposed to this administration. a long-term mb of the military, 36 years. a decorated army veteran. now, some of the more high eer profile names in contention, david petraeus. he's due to meet this week in the white house to discuss about possible positions. he resigned as director of the cia after it was found out that he had disclosed classified and sensitive information. he's currently under probation. that probation is due to expire in a few months. finally, another name we're hearing is retired vice admiral ryan howard, a former navy s.e.a.l. he served as current secretary of defense mattis' deputy commander. hopefully, they're trying to fill this position as quickly as possible. given the national

president trump's national security adviser, michael flynn, resigning. he says he misled the white house about his communications with russia before the president took office. the big question is, who knew? who knew what flynn was doing with russia? the roots could go very deep. >> and then late last month flynn may have been compromised last month andil blackma blackmail. the major shake-up on day 26 of the trump administration. joe johns is live at the white house. what you have learned? >> good morning, kellyanne -- sorry, alisyn, good morning, alisyn. kellyanne conway said this morning that michael flynn flatly misled the vice president on this issue and he resigned, she says, because he determined that staying on was unsustainable, but there's still a lot of questions ahead. president trump's embattled national security adviser, michael flynn, stepping down after misleading mike pence and others about his conversations with the russian ambassador to the united states. an official telling cnn the justice department warned the white house last month t

michael: tony. wall.t the >> to what extent does your plan, this military and political plan for iraq, assumed an enduring u.s. troop presence like what we had in south korea, albeit in a smaller number? will the u.s. maintain a foot there -- footprint there in perpetuity? gen. dunford: i'm going to disappoint you and go back and say we are in the business of providing options to the president, and that is what we are doing. with regard to specificity as to what exactly we will do and what our forced, posture will be on not in a can -- position to do that. >> conceptually, does the iraqi government think there's a need for an enduring u.s. troop presence? gen. dunford: we have begun a dialogue about a long-term ammitment to maintain capacity of security forces, but yet.cisions have been made we will bring options to the president. he will have the opportunity to choose. that will involve a dialogue with the iraqi government. yes, iraq has begun to speak. you heard the prime minister speak about the

jen socky and michael nutter also join us. how big of a problem is kellyanne conway to this white house? >> she's a big problem for the president and the office of the president. let me first say kellyanne conway certainly served candidate donald trump very, very well. she's obviously a very strong woman and i recognize strong women. my wife and my daughter are pretty strong women as well. but campaigns are different than governing. as some say, the streets weren't made for everybody. that's why they made sidewalks. kellyanne needs to get on the sidewalk. i think she has damaged her own credibility but even worse she's hurting the credibility of president trump and causing massive problems within his own administration. so as she said, she serves at the pleasure of the president. she should do the president a favor and resign herself. >> alex? >> i think he's way off on that. she is someone that is extremely loyal to the president and he is reciprocating. look, when it comes to her service to the president, as she says, she se

nbc news has confirmed donald trump's advisor lieutenant general michael flynn has resigned. the news comes four days after general flynn may have discussed easing sanctions against russia before he spoke to the ambassador before trump was inaugurated. we learned from two trump senior source he the justice department had informed the white house late last month that it believed general flynn could be subject to blackmail by the russian government. in a statement released tonight general flynn said, quote, unfortunately because of the fast pace of events i inadvertently briefed the vice president-elect and others with the incomplete -- with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the russian ambassador. i have sincerely apologized to the president and the vice-president and they have accepted my apology. throughout my over 33 years of honorable military service and my tenure as the national security advisor, i have always performed my duties with the utmost of integrity and hahn at this so those i have served to include the president of the united states. i am ten

there were a lot of questions raised did they talk about sanctions, michael flynn denied it. sean spicer denied it. said they were exchanging holiday greetings and other topics but not sanctions. then the vice president went on morning shows mid-january and said it was coincidental but they did not discuss sanctions. fast forward january 26th we have learned that the department of justice acting attorney general sally yates alerted white house counsel that flynn was in fact was misleading them and that phone conversation, that in fact there were discussions about russian sanctions, we were told today that the white house counsel immediately met with trump and a small number of senior advisors to discuss this and president trump at the time asked if there was anything illegal done. apparently there was a fast investigation and within several days done mcgahn said this wasn't illegal. you heard sean spicer today talk about doj' role in this actually pointing a finger to the department of justice even though it one until nearly three weeks later that donald trump asked for micha

thank you for joining us. >> i'm michael holmes.or joining us. ♪ ♪ only at&t offers you all your live channels and dvr on your devices. data-free. entertainment. your way. only from at&t. >>> hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. we are following breaking news. the white house has begun to great length to claim it has no improper relation to russian or vladimir putin one day after michael flynn was forced to resign another bombshell revelation. cnn pamela brown reports. >> reporter: with russian known to u.s.

first, what are you learning about the fbi interview with michael flynn? >> reporter: well, we are told, wolf, that the fbi did interview michael flynn, the national security adviser, when he was still at his post in the early days of the administration. not clear yet what the fbi did with that investigation or with that information that they drew out of that interview, but the white house laid out its version of events today, wolf, surrounding the resignation after national security adviser michael flynn, after senior administration officials told reporters that flynn stepped down on his own. the white house now says president trump asked for flynn's resignation. press secretary sean spicer said the white house was contacted by the justice department on january 26th about its concerns regarding flynn's conversations with the russian ambassador. spicer says white house counsel don mcgann immediately briefed the president on the matter. all of that means the president has known about all of this for nearly three weeks. still, spicer says it was yesterday wh

to me it was impor t wanted michael to know that i believe in him. >>> "michael jackson: searching fornd" focuses on the last three years of m.j.'s life as told through the eyes of his two bodyguards. one family incident you see is blanket mischievously pressing one of the panic buttons the security team placed throughout the house. armed guards come running. >> everybody down. >> blanket, that's not funny. get over here. everybody, time for school. >> i thought about owning a gun once. then i realized, probably too many people i want to shoot. >> have you spoken to the family or the kids about it film? >> i've spoken to the family if the past but i haven't spoken to them about this project. but you know, i believe that when this project is out, they will know it is fair and true portrayal. >> paris jackson has been invited to the set but is yet to come check out the biopic which is based on the best-selling book "remember the times." navi's goal is to give an authentic performance out of respect to michael himself. >> if you knew michael jackson, he would answer the phone and loved to

michael: i disagree with it all.s c country was built on , from african americans coming from africa, being enslaved, building the ink they built. the white house, you go to the the native americans who built all of these different things. the labor on the backs of slaves and immigrants. they should not be kicked out bebecause they built this place. have you been surprised by the things trump has done in his first t days in office and the resistance he faces over the country? michael: i am not surprised by the resistance. there have been so many times when there have been movements, the 1960's, during world war ii, vietnam, civil rights movements, this is a time where people are agreements that we are all human beings. the resistance to trying to divide us, i am not surprised. i am encouraged and i am happy everybody is starting to come together and have their full circle. amy: michael bennet plays defensive end for seattle seahawks. he recently pulled out of an israeli-government-sponsored trip. that does it for our

now, there was a weekend of deafening silence, so far as michael pence was concerned. conway, the special adviser to the president, came out and said michael flynn continue to enjoy donald trump's full confidence, only for the white house press postman, sean spicer, to say an hour later that michael flynn's situation was being evaluated, as he put it, by the president himself. —— press spokesman. but it is a very ancient law that it is to have contravened. —— contravened. but i often say it is the alleged cover—up than the offence that causes as much trouble. that is right. if he is found to have had these conversations about lifting sanctions, once his administration took office, or his president took office, then that would be a breach office, then that would be a breach ofa office, then that would be a breach of a law banning private citizens from engaging in foreign policy. but not only that, as you correctly point out, he would have misled the vice president and effectively, as the democratic leader in the house, nancy pelosi, put it, he would have missed played t

this is from michael flynn. he said, in the course of my duties as the incoming national security adviser, i held numerous phone calls from foreign counterparts. he said he did this with the russian ambassador to ensure a smooth transition. he said, unfortunately because of the fast pace of events, i briefed the vice president elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the russian ambassador. i sincerely apologize to the president and vice president, and they have accepted my apology. that's where the rubber met the road, giving vice president pence information that was not accurate. >> yeah, don, i think that's the straw that broke the camel's back, if folks will pardon the late-night cliches. essentially what happened here, the incoming national security adviser before this administration came into office, the incoming national security adviser gave bad information to the vice president elect, who went on national television and vouched for the national security adviser about th

michael flynn has resigned. that comes in the wake that the justice department warned the trump administration last month that flynn misled officials regarding his communications with the russian amd bass door and was potentially vulnerable to blackmail by the russians. joining me now folks here nia mallika henderson, michelle co destine can i. do we have rick santorum on the line now? rick, what's your response? >> well, i think it was appropriate. i mean, they -- the fact of the situation where he misled the vice president and obviously that to me when i read that, that seemed to me just a matter of time before that hammer came down, that's just something you don't do. i know mike flynn, he's a good man, he obviously made a mistake, and he owned up to it, but that's not enough. this is a serious position, the vice president's a very key person to this administration, and you -- on such serious matters again, on the justice department, where you can compromised by saying one thing to the vice president and anot

we are looking at critics with and michael flynn -- credit suisse, and michael flynn.'s get to the bloomberg first word news. sebastian: credit suisse posted a fourth-quarter loss of 2.3 5 billion francs. this is after the charge to settle investigations into its role in the 2008 run and shoot crisis, the second consecutive annual loss for the bank. the ceo is upbeat about the outlook. >> overall we are positive. we think that the pendulum has swung so it is going to go, a turning point. we think the pendulum has swung with the climate, the market sentiment is better. you have all kinds of indications of that. sebastian: michael flynn has resigned amid deepening controversy over allegations of improper contact with russian officials. keith kellogg has been named acting security director. stephen mnuchin has been sworn in as president trump's treasury secretary. this -- the senate voted in favor. >> i share your economic vision and goals and am committed to working with you to enact policies to grow the economy, and make better economic activities for all americans. exp

this morning we know that michael flynn is out as national security adviser. we know he talked about sanctions with the russian ambassador and then lied about it or misled or forgot to tell mike pence, and all of that is big news 25 days into the administration, and what is bigger news may be what we do not know. e we don't know if the president knew about the conversations with russia when they happened and we don't know if or why the white house ignored an explicit warning that russia could blackmail his aadviser. let's begin with dana bash who is in washington, and there's so much. good morning to you. there's so much to walk through this morning. let's begin with all of the reporting you have on exactly how this all unravelled in the late hours last night. >> well, the headline from senior administration officials who i am talking to is that they just realized and the president finally realized the situation was untenable, and they situation they describe as untenable is the idea that either now the former national security adviser did not remember what he

michael flynn has resigned as national security adviser. the news came just hours after it was learned the justice department warned the white house that flynn could be vulnerable to black mail. >>> plus, the senate confirms two more of president trump's cabinet picks as the battle to fill the cabinet continues. >>> evacuation orders remain in effect this morning for 200,000 people living near california's oroville dam. they're racing to get as much water out of the dam before a new storm hits. >>> a very good morning to all of you. it is tuesday, february 14th. i'm alex witt along said eamon mohyeldin. >>> this morning national security adviser michael flynn has resigned his post. his departure comes amid discussions that he discussed easing sanctions with a russian ambassador and misled the vice president and other senior administration officials about the nature of his conversations. in a resignation letter flynn wrote, in part, unfortunately, because of the fast pace of events i inadvertently briefed the vice press elect and others with

new revelations about fired white house national security advisor michael flynn. a white house official confirms to cnn that the fbi interviewed flynn early on in the administration about his discussion of u.s. sanctions with the russian ambassador to the united states. the white house says president trump asked flynn to resign because his trust in the general had eroded. we now know mr. trump was warned by the justice department late last month about flynn, but waited 18 days to ask for his resignation. key senate republicans are calling for an investigation not only into flynn, but also of the trump administration's ties to russia. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says the flynn probe is, quote, highly likely. we're covering all of that, much more this hour with our guests, including congressman adam kinzinger of the foreign affairs committee and our courts and expert analysts are also standing by. let's begin with the unfolding political drama, the firing of national security advisor general michael flynn. our white house correspondent sara murray is work

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navi's goal is to give an authentic performance out of respect to michael himself. >> if you knew michael, he would answer the phone and loved to answer the phone. he was so disconnected i stood with him and fans were gathering and would he sometimes put on an outfit and disguise and go out there. because he would send pizza in the middle of the night because they were cold and you know, he loved his fans. >> when you're done with this, will you go back to impersonating him? or do you feel like you will leave that chapter in the past of your life? >> i'm going back to pick up my glove, put on my shoes and get back on stage. ♪ >> "michael jackson: searching for neverland" will air later this year. >> here is a question for you. who is this oscar star trying to dig out of lax hiding under a hoody? you didn't fool the paparazzi. >> welcome back, leo. >> he didn't fool anybody. that's leonardo dicaprio, he's so bad at disguises >> just because he is so recognizable. >> that is true. >> he will be presenting sunday. >> we have a guess of who his date might be, his momma. leo is a good son and

michael, this intrigues me. i started reading it and i said, another dumb left-wing idea and give everybody money. and charles murray, he makes sense. eliminate the whole bureaucracy. it's like block grants! >> yet. but there is no possibility that we are ever going to have national consensus on this kind of scale. i don't know the percentage of entitlement spending the federal budget is, but it's a huge number. they barely got the votes to get obamacare, that looks like it's falling apart. there is no way you will able to get 60 votes to remake 50% of the budget. >> you are so practical, michael! we are talking about theoretic's coming here. would it be good in theory? ray, i know you'd love it. get your money now until you wait until you are an old man. >> i would like that. i would hit the tables. >> that's it! people say we can't trust people, and it's a good argument. because we can't trust people. some people would use their money wisely and put it aside for food, health needs, whatever. you would blow it

it is a stunning fall forall general michael flynn. who will take his place and what signal does that resignation send? >> covering every angle of this story tonight. first let's catch you up to speed. the president asked for michael flynn's resignation late last came amid reports that flynnat f spoke to the russian ambassador about sanctions. in his resignation letter flynn admitted to having several conversations back in september. today flynn lied about theut t content of the phone calls to members of the trump team, including vice-president mikeg i pence much there's stilcel a lot unfolding with this story. let's bring in juan williams.lim he's live tonight to break iteak down for us. mike flynn and that sent a big signal that, in fact, mike flynn was in trouble meeting with the vice-president, two or three meetings before, apparently nowo we know president trump requested his resignation as a matter of failure of trust. i'm going to ask you the n first let's listen to one of the comments that sean spicer made today when asked abou

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so, michael flynn's departure raises as many questions as it answers. it comes alt a critical moment. the first foreign test for the administration after north korea's launch of a blalistic missile. and the travel ban the president says is needed to protect national security. ryan brown live in washington with more. they have to start with a permanent replacement. >> reporter: that's right, chris. senior administration officials are telling us there's a review under way to see who might take the job. right now in an acting role, we see retired lieutenant general keith kellogg has stepped up. he was the chief of staff to the nsc. he was there. kellogg is a long-time retired military officer, he had 36 years in the military. as we said he's the acting national security adviser currently. he was one of the earliest senior military officials to back trump. there's a loyalty factor as well. some other names we're hearing, general david petraeus, highest amongst them. of course, the former cia director, led military officials in iraq and afghanistan, includin

and also the american journalist and broadcaster michael goldfarb, who firstly explained how michael, it'sjust a transition period thing, it's a courtesy call, in myjob i need to know all the players. but it was alleged that he had discussed these very sanctions, and said, don't worry about them because as soon as donald trump is president, officially, we'll remove the sanctions. and he denied saying that. he was asked by the vice—president, mike pence, who was investigating on behalf of the president, exactly what was said these conversations. he denied it to mike pence. and then, through some pretty vigorous reporting by the by the washington post, it came out that in fact he had said precisely what was alleged. and at that moment his position became untenable and he had to resign. and just very quickly, well, there is a law against it, isn't there, this convention that if you're a private citizen, you can't conduct diplomacy for america? yes, and i don't think anyone has ever been prosecuted under this act, but... and it has happened. in 1968, while lyndon johnson was trying to ne

cnn is learning that michael flynn has resigned.ng back my panel, hilary rosen, joseph borelli and we're waiting for folks from d.c. alice, i promised you the first word on this breaking news. there was a lot to respond to, treasonous, we're going to have to leave that in the rearview mirror. >> problem ily doesn't matter now. >> it's not a surprise. he probably got eye lot of runway with this story coming out, because of his relationship and his loyalty to donald trump, a member of the team is making headlines over the actual news of the day, it's not good for the administration and it's in the best interest for that person and the administration to step down. with regard to hillary's point about treason, keeping in mind, this phone call -- >> alice -- alice, go on, sorry, i'm getting information from my producers, trying to get someone on the phone from d.c. >> sure. >> i want to get gloria borger on the phone. what do you know about michael flynn and his resignation? do we have gloria? do we have gloria? we'll dial gloria back. a

>> and new questions over michael flynn's departure from the white house.ice president kept in the dark about the probe into flynn's conversation with russia about sanctions? welcome back to "early start," everyone. i'm john berman. >> good morning, i'm alison kosik. it's 30 minutes past the hour. breaking overnight, sources tell cnn there was constant communication during the 2016 campaign between russian operatives and top aides to donald trump when he was a candidate. our sources are telling us it drew the attention of u.s. intelligence and law enforcement, partly because it came as russia was known to be hacking mostly democratic organizations. new revelations are coming in as the white house tries to limit the damage following the resignation of national security adviser after he misled the white house with the latest on the transition. for the latest, let's bring in cnn's pamela john. >> well, good morning. high-level advisers were in constant communication during the campaign to those known to russia, and tells cnn, president-elect trump and then pre

host: you have no concerns about michael flynn's actions, then?aller: we don't even know what he said. at least the truth came out. did the truth ever come out with susan rice? host: debbie in ohio. independent line. caller: good morning, c-span. i like general flynn. i don't think the cia should be illegally spying on her president. the american people need to give donald trump a chance. mess obamat a left us in. host: what is it about mr. flynn that you like? caller: he has not been in there a week or two. he served this country more than you stupid people calling in like that black lady, oh, you just -- host: we will leave it there. this is a statement from the white house regarding the replacement for michael flynn. namedent trump has aseral joseph keith kellogg acting national security advisor. one more call on this topic. maryland, independent line. here is jacob. hello. caller: thank you for c-span. , wherewanted to say there is smoke, there's fire. when the trump campaign was dealing with palm and a port having ties to russia, that was emb

michael flynn lasted 24 days. and there are a number of things about the nicer's sudden departure last night which make no sense. we've got adam schiff, the top democrat on the intelligence committee to help us sort this out. we have time weiner, the foremost modern historian of the fbi and the cia. time weiner will be here to help us sort this out. but there are just some baseline fundamental questions we don't have an answer for. or that we have answers for that make no sense. first there's the direct simple question of mike flynn and how he got to be national security advisor. how he lasted 24 days at that job. it's wudly reported general flynn was under investigation by counterintelligence community at the fbi and by counterintelligence investigators at the cia. he's also reportedly under investigation by the u.s. army for having taken allegedly undisclosed payments from the russian government during the presidential campaign at the end of 2015. those investigations didn't just start now. how did he get named

michael thomas and erin como they're talking about weather and traffic on this tuesday morning we'll get to them in a moment. our big story this morning a shakeup for the trump administration. >> president trump national security advice are mike ol flynn stepping down after reports he misled the trump team about his contacts with russia. >> "fox5" melanie alnwick live on capitol hill with the latest on the shakeup. mel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, wisdom, maureen, multiple members of congress called for investigation into this matter and in his his iing nation michael flynn acknowledged he gave "incomplete information about these phone calls" they happened back in december before flynn was a member of trump's cabinet and this is important because if national security advisor michael flynn discussions russian sanctions with the russian am bar door before sworn in it would be a which bars citizens from unauthorized ipt fweerns u.s. foreign policy and obama administration was in power when flip the phone calls with the russian am bar door to the u.s. to talk about then pres