--- title: Stephen Colbert on Michael Flynn's Resignation: Video description: Stephen Colbert shared his thoughts on the resignation of Michael Flynn as national security advisor to President Donald Trump. canonical: https://time.com/4671711/stephen-colbert-michael-flynn-resignation/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-15T15:41:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:36.007Z og:title: Stephen Colbert Sounds Off on Michael Flynn's Resignation og:description: "It's funny because it's treason" og:url: https://time.com/4671711/stephen-colbert-michael-flynn-resignation/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stephen Colbert Sounds Off on Michael Flynn's Resignation twitter:description: "It's funny because it's treason" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Stephen Colbert Sounds Off on Michael Flynn's Resignation: 'It's Funny Because It's Treason' > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ## Video: New York Times Says the Trump Campaign Had Repeated Contact With Russian Intelligence [Watch (HLS stream): New York Times Says the Trump Campaign Had Repeated Contact With Russian Intelligence](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/o8cE2lex.m3u8) (0:56)  _Published 2017-02-15. Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald Trump's presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 15, 2017 3:41 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Feb 15, 2017 3:41 PM UTC Amid the fallout following the [resignation of Michael Flynn](http://time.com/4670930/white-house-president-trump-asked-for-flynns-resignation/) as national security advisor to [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4670450/donald-trump-michael-flynn-leaks/), [Stephen Colbert](http://time.com/4670553/colbert-on-stephen-miller/) had some thoughts to share on the matter. During the opening monologue of Tuesday night’s episode of _The Late Show_, the host slammed Flynn’s alleged communication with the Russian ambassador concerning U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia after the election, which now [appears to be confirmed](http://time.com/4670208/michael-flynn-resignation-trump-white-house/). “Flynn called the Russian ambassador, discussed the sanctions, and allegedly signaled the Kremlin to expect a reprieve when Trump took office,” Colbert explained. “But he got caught because, turns out, we listen in on every phone call to the Russian ambassador. Who knew? Evidently not the national security adviser, you dummy!” Watch the full clip below. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] [ INAUDIBLE ] [ MUSIC ] I think I'd get along very Along very well with Vladimir Putin. I just think so. People say, what do you mean? I think I'd get along well with him. 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