The White House has been described as being in a state of "borderline chaos," according to an inside source who spoke with Axios.

The unnamed person has also been quoted as saying by Axios, "Some staff is in survival mode...scared to death."

The turmoil stems, at least in part, from growing evidence that members associated with the Trump team had been communicating with Russia-related operatives during the campaign period.

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The issue gained more attention following the Monday evening resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn who, according to the New York Times, was not completely forthcoming about his conversations with the Russian ambassador.

The Trump administration had reportedly even been warned weeks before that these discrepancies could result in Flynn possibly being blackmailed.

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