Yates testifies to Senate on Flynn warning
On 8 May 2017 Sally Yates told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that she had warned the White House in January that Michael Flynn was compromised.
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On 8 May 2017 Sally Yates told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that she had warned the White House in January that Michael Flynn was compromised. She said she had phoned counsel Don McGahn on 26 January, 48 hours after FBI agents questioned Flynn; Flynn stayed in his post for 18 more days.
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Sally Yates
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- 1.wsj.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: yates+testif+flynn · verified
- 2.theguardian.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: yates+flynn+mcgahn · verified
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Factrail. (2026). Yates testifies to Senate on Flynn warning. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/yates-senate-testimony-flynn-2017-05-08
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