Michael Flynn resigns as national security adviser
On 13 February 2017 Michael Flynn stepped down as President Trump's national security adviser after only 24 days.
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On 13 February 2017 Michael Flynn stepped down as President Trump's national security adviser after only 24 days. The Washington Post had reported that, before taking office and while Barack Obama was still president, Flynn discussed U.S. sanctions on Russia with ambassador Sergey Kislyak, and that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence about those talks.
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Michael Flynn
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Michael Flynn resigns as national security adviser. Actor role on this event; contribution size permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction). Contribution size is permanently_blocked (no sourced fraction); provisional 0.4 stored because contributions.size is NOT NULL.
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- 1.cnbc.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: flynn+resign+kislyak · verified
- 2.newyorker.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: flynn+resign+kislyak · verified
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Factrail. (2026). Michael Flynn resigns as national security adviser. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/flynn-resigns-national-security-adviser-2017-02-13
https://factrail.ai/facts/flynn-resigns-national-security-adviser-2017-02-13
Accessed 15 October 2026.
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