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Posted: February 15th, 2017

By John McLaughlin

John McLaughlin is the Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).  He served as both Acting Director and Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. McLaughlin served as a U.S. Army Officer in the 1960s, with service in Vietnam.

The resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn came only three weeks into a whirlwind beginning for the Trump Administration. The Cipher Brief’s Leone Lakhani spoke to former Acting Director of the CIA John McLaughlin – who served seven presidents and watched three transitions closely – about how the next National Security Advisor can restore stability to the White House and its security strategy.

The Cipher Brief: How serious were the allegations against Michael Flynn? Was his resignation due to bad optics, a loss of trust with the President and Vice-President, or do you think there was a real security vulnerability?

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