--- title: Michael Flynn Resignation: Read Transcript of His Letter description: National Security Advisor Michael Flynn resigned from the Trump Administration Monday night. Read his resignation letter. canonical: https://time.com/4670178/michael-flynn-resignation-transcript-letter/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-14T04:17:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T03:18:52.420Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read Michael Flynn's Resignation Letter og:description: He blames the "fast pace of events" for misstatements. og:url: https://time.com/4670178/michael-flynn-resignation-transcript-letter/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc55f03649561b8ae/6988ba3b428a9e060fcd5de0/michael-flynn-resigns-national-security-advisor.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: michael-flynn-resigns-national-security-advisor og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read Michael Flynn's Resignation Letter twitter:description: He blames the "fast pace of events" for misstatements. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc55f03649561b8ae/6988ba3b428a9e060fcd5de0/michael-flynn-resigns-national-security-advisor.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Read Michael Flynn's Resignation Letter From the Trump Administration by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Feb 14, 2017 4:17 AM UTC  Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Donald Trump's pick for National Security Adviser, boards an elevator at Trump Tower in New York, on Jan. 4, 2017. Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, Donald Trump's pick for National Security Adviser, boards an elevator at Trump Tower in New York, on Jan. 4, 2017.Jabin Botsford—The Washington Post/Getty Images by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Feb 14, 2017 4:17 AM UTC National Security Advisor Michael Flynn [resigned from the Trump Administration Monday night](http://time.com/4670175/michael-flynn-resign-trump-russia/), blaming the “fast pace of events” during the transition for his misstatements about phone calls with a Russian ambassador. Flynn had been on thin ice for several days after [reports surfaced that he misled](http://time.com/4670052/white-house-trump-evaluating-michael-flynn-amid-russia-call-controversy/) Vice President Mike Pence about whether he discussed sanctions with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. His resignation, [first reported by CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/politics/michael-flynn-white-house-national-security-adviser/index.html), came late Monday night. 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