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Flynn’s Resignation Leads to New Questions About White House Links to Russia

The move has raised more questions about how much Trump knew about Flynn's conversations with Russia and has led to calls for a deeper investigation into the administration's links with the Kremlin.

In an unprecedented move, Donald Trump's national security adviser has resigned his position just three weeks into the new administration, after admitting he misled Vice President Mike Pence and discussed sanctions with Russia before he took office.

Instead of damping down the controversy, Michael Flynn's resignation has instead raised more questions about how much Trump knew about his conversations with Russia and has led to calls for a deeper investigation into the administration's links with the Kremlin.

A forlorn Flynn was seen entering the Oval Office at 8:20 PM Monday, and soon after the White House distributed his resignation letter, which said: "I inadvertently briefed the vice president elect and others 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."

Flynn's resignation came just hours after a report in the Washington Post revealed that the Justice Department had briefed Trump late last month about the issue, suggesting that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail. Democrats are now asking who else within the White House could be seen as a security risk.

The White House has named retired lieutenant general Joseph Kellogg as interim national security adviser while it works to appoint a permanent replacement.

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