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Obama Warned Trump Against Hiring Mike Flynn, Say Officials
NBC News ^ | 05/08/17

Posted on 05/08/2017 9:49:54 AM PDT by Enlightened1

Former President Obama warned President Donald Trump against hiring Mike Flynn as his national security adviser, three former Obama administration officials tell NBC News.

The warning, which has not been previously reported, came less than 48 hours after the November election when the two sat down for a 90-minute conversation in the Oval Office.

A senior Trump administration official acknowledged Monday that Obama raised the issue of Flynn, saying the former president made clear he was "not a fan of Michael Flynn." Another official said Obama's remark seemed like it was made in jest.

The revelation comes on a day that former acting Attorney General Sally Yates is expected to testify that Flynn misled the White House about his contacts with Russia's ambassador to the United States.

According to all three former officials, Obama warned Trump against hiring Flynn. The Obama administration fired Flynn in 2014 from his position as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, largely because of mismanagement and temperament issues.

Obama's warning pre-dated the concerns inside the government about Flynn's contacts with the Russian ambassador, one of the officials said. Obama passed along a general caution that he believed Flynn was not suitable for such a high level post, the official added.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: flynn; iran; irandeal; obama; obamaflynn; sallyyates; trump; trumpflynn; warns
If McMaster gets his 4th star and leaves, then President Trump should reconsider hiring Flynn.

Globalists like Obama are very fearful of General Flynn for some odd reason?

1 posted on 05/08/2017 9:49:54 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Iran.

Obama’s Iran deal is in peril.


2 posted on 05/08/2017 9:54:03 AM PDT by piasa
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If Flynn is a threat to that disasterous Iran deal, then Flynn is a very good man.


3 posted on 05/08/2017 9:55:24 AM PDT by piasa
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To: Enlightened1

And the Iran lobby owns congress critters on both sides of the aisle...


4 posted on 05/08/2017 9:58:42 AM PDT by piasa
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There’s no scandal with Flynn, except that he didn’t disclose to Pence that he discussed sanctions with Russia. Most of Obama’s Admin was dangerous.


5 posted on 05/08/2017 9:59:32 AM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: Enlightened1

P2 warned America about electing Hussein.


6 posted on 05/08/2017 9:59:50 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition mobile devices. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Enlightened1

NBC News sounds like Fake News.


7 posted on 05/08/2017 10:00:22 AM PDT by McGruff (The terrorists have elected to receive.)
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Why did obama keep him then?


8 posted on 05/08/2017 10:01:19 AM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever!)
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So Obama was privy to the unmasked communications. What did Obama know and when did he know it?

Certainly before Election Day.

Who else did he tell?


9 posted on 05/08/2017 10:02:45 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (patriots win, Communists and Socialist Just-Us Warriors lose)
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Obama spying on Trump basically admitted by the title statement.


10 posted on 05/08/2017 10:03:42 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Paladin2

The MSM thinks Flynn’s Russian contacts are more significant than Obama’s ties to a known domestic terrorist named Bill Ayers. Mr Obama also toasted a Palestinian terrorist an the LA Times says it is okay because that happened at a private dinner function.


11 posted on 05/08/2017 10:05:29 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (patriots win, Communists and Socialist Just-Us Warriors lose)
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To: Enlightened1

And they and the Russians fear Flynn’s stand on Iran because it includes Flynn’s view that totalitarian regimes like Putin’s go hand in hand with Iran in destabilizing the entire ME.
Podesta and Hillary are in Putin’s pocket; Obama too was “flexible” with Putin, and pushed the Iran deal which was very much to Iran and Russia’s advantage.
If you want to know who is in Putin’s pocket, look to whomever tries to insulate Iran from its own handiwork.
There is a reason al Qaeda set bombs off all over the countries of the ME but never in Iran.


12 posted on 05/08/2017 10:09:55 AM PDT by piasa
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Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight...

Sure he did.

Trump: ‘Flynn was given the highest security clearance by the Obama Administration

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332330-trump-goes-after-fake-news-flynn-was-given-the-highest-security


13 posted on 05/08/2017 10:11:03 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Happy days are here again!)
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This must be one of the lies that Yates put out before her perjury today. Fake news - Obama hired him.


14 posted on 05/08/2017 10:31:48 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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So Obama warned Trump BEFORE the Russian event occurred. Amazing.

Then Obama updated Flynn's security clearance in 2016.

Obama is a visionary??

15 posted on 05/08/2017 10:42:45 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Flynn’s son spoke out about Pedogate. That alone was enough to send Obama and the rest of the Satanists into a frenzy.


16 posted on 05/08/2017 11:11:55 AM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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There seems to be a synchronized leaking campaign for this story. Why now?


17 posted on 05/08/2017 11:27:20 AM PDT by Chewbarkah
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Flynn is a DEMOCRAT....NEVER forget that.


18 posted on 05/08/2017 1:49:57 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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