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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates told Congress Monday she bluntly warned the Trump White House in January that new National Security Adviser Michael Flynn “essentially could be blackmailed” by the Russians because he apparently had lied to his bosses about his contacts with Moscow’s ambassador in Washington.
The testimony from Yates, an Obama administration holdover fired soon after for other reasons, marked her first public comments about the concerns she raised and filled in basic details about the chain of events that led to Flynn’s ouster.
Her testimony, coupled with the revelation hours earlier that President Barack Obama himself had warned Trump against hiring Flynn shortly after the November election, made clear that alarms about Flynn had reached the highest levels of the U.S. government months before. Flynn had been an adviser to Donald Trump and an outspoken supporter of his presidential candidacy in the 2016 campaign.
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Yates, appearing before a Senate panel investigating Russian interference in the election, described discussions with Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn in which she warned that Flynn apparently had misled the administration about his communications with Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador.
White House officials had insisted that Flynn had not discussed U.S.-imposed sanctions with Kislyak during the presidential transition period, but asked Flynn to resign after news reports indicated he had lied about the nature of the calls.
“We felt like it was critical that we get this information to the White House, in part because the vice president was unknowingly making false statements to the public and because we believed that Gen. Flynn was compromised with respect to the Russians,” Yates said.
“To state the obvious,” she added later, “you don’t want your national security adviser compromised with the Russians.”
Yates’ questioning by a Senate panel investigating Russian interference in the presidential election was just one portion of a politically charged day that began with combative tweets from Trump and continued with disclosures from Obama administration officials about a private Oval Office conversation between Obama and his successor.
Republican senators in the hearing repeatedly pressed Yates on an unrelated matter — her refusal to defend the Trump administration’s travel ban — and whether she was responsible for leaking classified information. She said she was not.
Trump shouldered into the conversation early in the morning, tweeting that it was the Obama administration, not he, that had given Lt. Gen. Flynn “the highest security clearance” when he worked at the Pentagon. Trump made no mention of the fact that Flynn had been fired from his high position by the Obama administration in 2014.
General Flynn was given the highest security clearance by the Obama Administration - but the Fake News seldom likes talking about that.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 8, 2017
Yates filled in new details of the events of Jan. 26, describing contacting McGahn in the morning and telling him she had something sensitive to discuss in person. Later that day, at the White House, she told him there was an alarming discrepancy between how Trump officials, including Vice President Mike Pence, were characterizing Flynn’s contacts with Kislyak and what intelligence officials knew to be true based on recordings of those calls.
The pair spoke several times over the next two days, with McGahn asking Yates how Flynn had fared during an interview with the FBI earlier that week — she did not answer — and why it was the business of the Justice Department if White House officials had misled each other. Flynn’s forced February resignation followed media reports that he had discussed U.S.-imposed sanctions on Russia with Ambassador Kislyak, which was contrary to the public representations of the Trump White House.
Yates herself, a longtime federal prosecutor, was fired by Trump on Jan. 30 after refusing to defend his travel ban. James Clapper, director of national intelligence under President Obama, testified as well on Monday. He retired when Trump took office.
Separately on Monday, former Obama officials said he had raised general concerns about Flynn with Trump and had told the incoming president there were better people for the national security post. Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer said in response that if Obama “was seriously concerned” about Flynn’s connections to Russia or other foreign countries, he should have withheld Flynn’s security clearance. Flynn served under Obama as defense intelligence chief before Obama dismissed him.
Trump repeatedly has said he has no ties to Russia and isn’t aware of any involvement by his aides in any Russian interference in the election. He’s dismissed FBI and congressional investigations into his campaign’s possible ties to the election meddling as a “hoax” driven by Democrats bitter over losing the White House.
The Associated Press reported last week that one sign taken as a warning by Obama officials about Flynn’s contacts with Kislyak was a request by a member of Trump’s own transition team made to national security officials in the Obama White House for the classified CIA profile of Kislyak. The AP interviewed a host of former U.S. officials, most of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss sensitive national security information.
Yates’ warning about Flynn in January capped weeks of building concern among top Obama officials, former officials told the AP. Obama himself that month told one of his closest advisers that the FBI, which by then had been investigating Trump associates’ possible ties to Russia for about six months, seemed particularly focused on Flynn.
Yates, a longtime federal prosecutor and Obama administration holdover, had been scheduled to appear in March before the House intelligence committee, but that hearing was canceled.
The subcommittee meeting Monday is one of multiple congressional probes into the Russia interference, along with House and Senate intelligence panels. All the committees are led by Republicans.
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White House Correspondent Julie Pace contributed to this report.
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Don Q recently sat down with Mass Appeal for the latest edition of OPEN SPACE.
"I don't try to sound like nobody," says Bronx MC Don Q. "Especially no new niggas. I don't wanna sound like no new niggas out."
Although he hails from hip hop's birthplace, Don Q is not trying to get caught up in some kind of nostalgia trip. "A lot of people stuck in the '90s, like, bringing the ’90s back," he says. "You can't be stuck in the past. There's nothing wrong with lyrics and shit, but sauce it up. Hit some of them hard beats that people want to hear in the street."
Still he is proud to carry on the Bronx's tradition of lyrical combat. "You had to be ready to battle at any time," he recalls of his early days of street rap. "I got confidence from that." His recent Corner Stories mixtape combines his own unique brand of classical lyricism with state of the art production.
Formerly known as Q Da Don, Don Q took his name from a popular brand of rum. "My man just came from the liquor store, he said "I just seen a bottle name Don Q. I just ran with it. I started drinkin' the liquor. I'm trying to get in contact with them now so we can make some money together."
Don Q has a full slate of releases on deck: "Me and A Boogie about to drop a tape in the summer," he reveals. "I'm about to drop this track with Rowdy Rebel called 'Free the Nine.' It's gonna go crazy for the whole summer, I promise you that."
Along with A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Don Q has brought new excitement to The Bronx's hip hop scene in 2017. "I knew A Boogie before, when we was still in the hood," he says. "He got his buzz from Soundcloud—and he just took off. It means a lot to the Bronx. Now everybody in the Bronx is rapping. It's good. A lot of people trying to do their thing—I like to see that. I ain't a hater," he says.
But one thing Don Q doesn't appreciate is being copied. "We created our own path," he says. "Get there yourself, like how we got here. You just following what we doing? That shit is corny."
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Artist Spotlight: Papa Bondye is "Turnt Up" on his new single @JrSourcesDotNet
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Papa Bondye, meaning Father God in Creole, was Born in New Jersey. After his parents split, his mom sent him to Tennessee to be with his father. As a kid from the east coast, he adapted to southern street life fast.
Papa Bondye enjoyed playing drums as a young child. Listening to a lot of konpa and hip hop fed, and influenced Papa Bondye's natural ear for music. He has been writing poems since he was old enough to write. At 22yrs old, Papa Bondye started out behind the scenes managing and developing artist.
He had no desire to be in spotlight, due to dark pass living street life and being gang leader. He finally decided to pursue his own music career after coming to the realization that he was putting too much time and energy into other artists, whom he felt didn't quite share the same passion for music as he did.
Papa Bondye is very passionate when it comes to his Haitian roots and culture. Yes, it is safe to say he is most definitely a spokesman for the country of Haiti, as he never leaves home without his Haitian flag. His hobbies include being a family man, and helping others. Everywhere he travels and the streets he is well respected, hence calling himself the god father.
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Check out the official first look trailer for IT, the new horror movie by Andy Muschietti. Starring Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher and Jeremy Ray Taylor. In theaters September 8.
Plot: When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.
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Watch Big Sean do his thing at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards on Sunday, May 7, as he performs the song, "Jump Out the Window."
.@BigSean doing Jump Out The Window at the #MTVAwards was pic.twitter.com/nwWqnPMvg7
— MTV (@MTV) May 8, 2017
Click here to watch the full performance
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Chicago rapper and Recklezz Renegade Recordz leader, Rico Recklezz, sits down with DJ Smallz and reflects on one of his first nights in prison, rapping while serving time, shares some DO's and DON'Ts inside prison after serving 2.5 years behind bars, physical fights, reveals the craziest thing he seen locked up, what kept him motivated inside and more.
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Check out Big Sean's new visuals for his song "Jump Out the Window." This is off of the Detroit rapper's latest album titled "I DECIDED."
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Download: http://smarturl.it/dIDecided
Stream: http://smarturl.it/sIDecided
Directed by Lawrence Lamont
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Super producer The Audible Doctor is back with the second installment of his "Soul Slaps" mixtape series. Download for free: store.audibledoctor.com/album/soul-slaps-vol-2
Tracklist:
1. I'll Call This Track Number 1
2. This Will Be Track 2
3. Maybe This One Can Be Track 3
4. And This Will Be Track 4
5. Then Lets Make This Track 6
6. No, This One Should Be Track 6, That Other One Will Be Track 5
7. I'm Thinking 7
8. Definitely Number Ate For This One
9. I Think I Spelled Eight Wrong On The Last Track
10. Yup, Definitely Spelled It Wrong
11. Whatever Man, I'm Almost Finished
12. Twelb
13. Unlucky Number
14. Four With A One In Front Of It
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Lord Jamar recently sat down with Vlad TV to weigh in on Lil Yachty's "Teenage Emotions" album cover and also gave his opinion on the artist is general.
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Big Sean releases an official music video for "Light" featuring Jeremih.
"I DECIDED," Available Now
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Stream: http://smarturl.it/sIDecided
Directed by Lawrence Lamont
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Brooklyn, New York representative and Slaughterhouse/No Panty emcee, Joell Ortiz, has bars for days. He puts his lyrical abilities on display in his latest effort titled "Rap Millionaire." Produced by ILLMIND.
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Check out Jeremih's new "Cinco De Mihyo" EP. The 5-track project is available on Datpiff: http://www.datpiff.com/Jeremih-Cinco-De-Mihyo-mixtape.842947.html
Tracklist:
1.Cinco De Mayo
2.Mi Amor
3.Ms Parker Pick'd And Dick'd
4.Papasito
5.Poppin 2 No Panties
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Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch, together known as The Lox, are on a roll. Check out their third new freestyle of the week as they hop on Kendrick Lamar's "FEEL" instrumental.
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FastKash Tv interviews C-class artist creator of Lets Go: a new vintage story. He speaks on Season 1 success Season 2 release Date and up coming Projects follow @cclassave @LetsGo_Brownsville Follow @cclassave @Letsgo_bronsville
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Dixie Homes (North Memphis) Boss Mane, Stebo, connects with MoneyBagg Yo to drop the much anticipated visual to "El Chapo." Subscribe to the official DJ Quinn Raynor YouTube channel to stay up-to-date with the latest in Hip-Hop.
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FACEBOOK: STEBO BIZZLE
TWITTER: @STEBO4LIFE
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BOOKING INFO: stebo4life@gmail.com
[Single] Talay Ft. Reck442 - FrFr (Prod. Carter X)
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[Single] Drama - Servin (Prod By Timmydahitman)
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Aaron Hernandez seemed to have a clear-cut motive in mind when he committed suicide on April 19, 2017, inside his cell at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster, Massachusetts.
It appears he wanted to ensure that his fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez, and their daughter were financially secure.
The 27-year old former star player for the New England Patriots was in the process of appealing his 2015 murder conviction for the shooting death of Odin Lloyd.
According to TMZ, if a person convicted in Massachusetts is in the middle of their appeals process, they are considered innocent during that time.
Since Hernandez died before the process was exhausted, he was technically not guilty. Shayanna, who is believed to be Hernandez's beneficiary, inherits his estate. That would include $6 million in salary due to him by the Patriots.
The Bristol County district attorney's office released an excerpt of a letter written by Hernadez for Shayanna, before he hanged himself last month. In it, he tells her that she's "rich."
"Shay, you have always been my soul-mate and I want you to live life and know I'm always with you," the letter reads. "I told you what was coming indirectly! I love you so much and know you are an angel - literally! We split into two to come change the world! Your characteristics [sic] is that of a true angel and the definition of God's love! Tell my story fully but never think anything besides how much I love you. This was the Supreme's, the Almighty's plan, not mine! I love you! Let (redacted) know how much I love her! Look after (redacted) and (redacted) for me - those are my boys. (YOU'RE RICH) I knew I loved you = Savage Garden."
NBC Boston reports that the last line was a reference to the 1999 song "I Knew I Loved You" by the Australian pop duo Savage Garden.
Hernandez left two more suicide notes. One to his daughter and the other to his lawyer, Jose Baez. Neither one of those has been released to the public.
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