12-03-2017, 12:00 PM
In response to news of Flynn's guilty plea and agreement to cooperate with Mueller's investigation, President Trump tweeted:
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@realDonaldTrump
I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide!
9:14 AM - Dec 2, 2017
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The official story when Flynn resigned was that he was pushed out for lying to VP Mike Pence about not discussing sanctions with Russians prior to Trump taking office.
Pence told tv interviewers what Flynn told him, thus repeating the lie to the public.
After Flynn's ouster, Trump called Flynn a great guy and said he thought Flynn got a bad deal from the press.
Now, Trump's tweet claims he knew that Flynn also lied to the FBI. If he knew, why didn't tell the FBI? That's the question.
The answer today comes from one of Trump's lawyers.
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@realDonaldTrump
I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide!
9:14 AM - Dec 2, 2017
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The official story when Flynn resigned was that he was pushed out for lying to VP Mike Pence about not discussing sanctions with Russians prior to Trump taking office.
Pence told tv interviewers what Flynn told him, thus repeating the lie to the public.
After Flynn's ouster, Trump called Flynn a great guy and said he thought Flynn got a bad deal from the press.
Now, Trump's tweet claims he knew that Flynn also lied to the FBI. If he knew, why didn't tell the FBI? That's the question.
The answer today comes from one of Trump's lawyers.