Mike Flynn received intel briefings despite Russian blackmail concerns: Report

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Mike Flynn continued to receive intelligence briefings even after government officials determined he had become vulnerable to Russian blackmail, according to a report Tuesday.

Career intelligence officials agreed in January that Flynn, then President Trump’s incoming national security adviser, had become a potential target of blackmail because of conversations he had with Russian officials, The New York Times reported.

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