President trumps former National Security adviser, Michael Flynn, pleading guilty today to lying to the fbi. He is now cooperating. Flynn now the most senior white house official that we know of cooperating with mueller and he is the fourth member of Trumps Campaign to be charged as part of the russia probe. Flynns plea though is far the most significant. Documents from his plea hearing revealing that a quote, very Senior Member of trumps Transition Team directed him to reach out to foreign governments including russias to find out where they stood on a u. N. Security counsel resolution about israeli settlements and to pressure them. This is a dig big deal because its illegal for anyone not representing the sit iting president to do this and sources familiar with the matter telling cnn that kushner is that top transition official who directed flynn to make those calls. Flynn also admitting that he lied to investigators about his calls with the Russian Ambassador. Those calls focusing o
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