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

He sits beside the ranking Democrat Patrick Leahy who voted against Jeff Session`s nomination in that committee in 1986.

Donald Trump hasn`t decided, and most importantly, we don`t know if the old rules still apply.

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

Michael Flynn was one of Trump`s top national security advisors throughout the campaign.

I think the fact of the matter is this is a tough moment for democrats. But it`s also exciting to see so many people out there mobilized.

National security adviser is not a position that requires confirmation. This is a pick that like [Donald Trump] Chief of Staff, he gets to choose on his own and have installed.