Advisors Quote by Lawrence O'Donnell

Michael Flynn is the national security adviser working next to the president, so in his time that he was the national security adviser, he…

— James Lankford

I'm just learning that according to a source familiar with the transition process, President-elect Donald Trump intends to select Lieutenant General Michael Flynn as…

— Lawrence O'Donnell

I think General [Mike] Flynn is probably the top contender for that job [of national security adviser].

— George Stephanopoulos

Lieutenant General Michael Flynn ran the defense intelligence agency from 2012 to 2014. He served as a top national intelligence adviser to General Stanley…

— Lawrence O'Donnell

Steve Hadley, that's an outlier, for sure. But he's very experienced. He may be national security adviser, but think that would be a hard…

— George Stephanopoulos

Michael Flynn not exactly cut from that cloth. Someone who has very strong views about almost everything in the realm of national security and…

— Lawrence O'Donnell

[Michael Flynn is] someone who has advocated for a much tighter ties with Russia and had raised some eyebrows in terms of some of…

— John Heilemann

General [Michael] Flynn has been in touch with diplomatic leaders, security leaders in some 30 countries. That's exactly what the incoming national security advisor…

— Mike Pence

[Michael Flynn is] controversial among many people in the national security establishment, many people in the Republican mainstream. The thing about this appointment that,…

— Lawrence O'Donnell

The extraordinary thing that we saw here is the incoming national security adviser, Michael Flynn, basically having a text messages back and forth with…

— Katrina vanden Heuvel

The targeting of General Flynn was a key part of the Obama/Clinton/Deep State coup against President Trump.

— Tom Fitton

To get some of the substance of why [Michael] Flynn [is Defense Adviser] is so controversial.

— John Heilemann