Trump knew for weeks Michael Flynn misled over Russia contact

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The GOP dam isn't just cracking...it's exploding before our very eyes.

Donald Trump is facing mounting pressure to explain his ties with Russia after it emerged that he knew weeks ago his national security adviser had misled officials about secret communications with Russian officials but did not fire him.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/14/democrats-russia-trump-investigation-michael-flynn

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1. Honestly, I don't think he misled them at all.

I'm sure they knew what he was up to, and ordered him up to doing it.

But they want to deny that he had mislead them for so long. Just to make the narrative even more complicated.

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2. NYT breaking from earlier

Trump Told Weeks Ago That Michael Flynn Withheld Truth on Russia

By PETER BAKERFEB. 14, 2017

WASHINGTON — President Trump was informed weeks ago that his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, had not told the truth about his interactions with Russia’s ambassador and asked for Mr. Flynn’s resignation after concluding he could not be trusted, the White House said on Tuesday.

At his daily briefing, Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, said the president’s team has been “reviewing and evaluating this issue on a daily basis trying to ascertain the truth,” and ultimately concluded that while there was no violation of law, Mr. Flynn could no longer serve in his position.

“The evolving and eroding level of trust as a result of this situation and a series of other questionable incidents is what led the president to ask General Flynn for his resignation,” Mr. Spicer said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/us/politics/flynn-russia-trump-resignation.html

This was info from Spicer today.