This is who could replace Michael Flynn as Trump's national security adviser

Robert Harward, right, at joint military exercises in Amman in 2012.
(Image credit: Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Images)

Vice Adm. Robert Harward has emerged as the leading contender to replace Michael Flynn as national security adviser following Flynn's late-night resignation Monday, The Washington Post reports. Flynn, a retired lieutenant general, left just a few hours after The Washington Post published a story about the Justice Department warning the White House that Flynn had discussed sanctions against Russia with the Russian ambassador to the United States before Trump's inauguration, and could be subject to blackmail.

Flynn recommended Harward to President Donald Trump as his replacement. Harward also enjoys the friendship of Defense Secretary James Mattis, who is helping to select the next national security adviser; Harward served as a former deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command under Mattis.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.