Donald Trump's first term in office has been marked by a series of poor choices when it comes to his team and the men he has appointed to key positions. These decisions have been explosive, causing controversy, division, and damage to the administration's reputation. One of the most significant examples of Trump's poor judgment in this regard is his appointment of Michael Flynn as National Security Advisor. Flynn was a retired Army lieutenant general who had previously served as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency under President Barack Obama. However, his tenure at DIA had been marked by controversy, and he had been forced out of the agency in 2014. Despite these red flags, Trump saw fit to appoint Flynn as his top national security adviser. This decision proved disastrous, as Flynn was forced to resign less than a month into the job after it was revealed that he had lied to Vice President Mike Pence about his conversations with the Russian ambassador during the pr...