ANALYSIS: Michael Flynn Resignation Raises Dark New Questions Surrounding Trump and Russia – WBNews

There are Washington resignations that end stories. Then there is the resignation of retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. Flynn’s abrupt departure reveals a national-security team in disarray at a time when President Trump is being tested by friends and foes alike. With demands for answers and investigations only increasing, the story goes significantly deeper than questions of who is in charge and who knew what, and when. The circumstances of Flynn’s exit raise the most delicate and dark brand of questions for the White House he wound up serving only briefly. They revive questions of alleged Russian interference with the election, demanding inquiries that could lead to far more serious revelations about the president and his inner circle. Sen. John McCain, who is rapidly emerging as the most influential counterweight to the administration on Capitol Hill, Tuesday said there is “significant disarray” in the national-security realm. He also made the connection that has Washington fixated on a series of bigger pictures. “General Flynn’s resignation also raises further questions about the Trump administration’s intentions toward Vladimir Putin’s Russia,” McCain, R-Ariz., said. It’s not just intentions, but connections that figure to drive the story ahead. The extent of the Trump operation’s communications with Russian operatives during the election has been the subject of widespread speculation but few verifiable details, so far. Now Flynn is admitting to “calls” – plural – with the Russian ambassador, without providing information on the timing. When it comes to the content, it’s now established that he misled…more detail