The president was briefed on the national security adviser's contacts with the Russian ambassador immediately after the Justice Department raised the issue, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said. He said Trump and the White House counsel believe Michael Flynn's discussion with the ambassador about sanctions prior to the inauguration were not improper. Rather, he said, Flynn resigned last night due to an “evolving and eroding level of trust.”
   
 
News Alert Tue., Feb. 14, 2017 2:19 p.m.
 
 
Trump knew Flynn had misled the vice president about contacts with Russia 'weeks' before he was forced to resign, White House says
The president was briefed on the national security adviser's contacts with the Russian ambassador immediately after the Justice Department raised the issue, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said. He said Trump and the White House counsel believe Michael Flynn's discussion with the ambassador about sanctions prior to the inauguration were not improper. Rather, he said, Flynn resigned last night due to an “evolving and eroding level of trust.”
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