white house. nbc's peter alexander has details. >> reporter: despite his short tenure as national security advisor, michael flynn casting a long shadow over the trump white house. "the new york times" reporting flynn informed the chief lawyer done mcgann
weeks before he was under federal investigation for secretly working for a paid lobbyist for turkey during the campaign. the white house says the story is flat warning. despite the warning, mr. trump named flynn
to name the national security team granting him access to the deepest secrets before firing him three weeks later. sharing the transition team, mike pence who to this day maintains he was unaware of flynn's ties to turkey. >> let me say, hearing that story today was the first i heard of it. >> reporter: tonight an administration said saying if he knew and didn't tell pence, it's malpractice or intentional and either is unacceptable and within trump's inner circle, an official says the trump family had a blind spot when
it came to flynn who was rewarded for his loyalty to the president. four law enforcement officials tell nbc news flynn and former campaign chairman paul manafort are key figures with multiple grand jury indictments during the last six months. in the cross ha investigation, flynn's lawyers yet to see russia's interference in the 2016 campaign. >> we'll figure out on general flynn what the next step is. >> reporter: president trump is with lester last week. >> he is in my opinion a good person. >> reporter: and late
last month flynn told loyal els, i just got a message from the president to stay strong. two u.s. officials
age to hire a car in uk, tell nbc news flynn took action during the transition that would directly benefit turkey, pushing to delay a decision to arm a group that turkey opposed in the fight against isis. mr. trump would
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