White House press secretary Sean Spicer repeatedly said that NSA Adviser Michael Flynn's resignation was a result of a trust issue with President Donald Trump, as opposed to the fallout of legal wrongdoing on Flynn's part.
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'Not based on a legal issue, but based on a trust issue': Spicer defends White House Russia policy after Flynn resigns
Sean Spicer repeatedly said that Michael Flynn's resignation was a result of a trust issue with President Trump, as opposed to the fallout of legal wrongdoing.
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Full Transcript:
We've been reviewing and evaluating this issue with respect to General Flynn on a daily basis for a few weeks, trying to ascertain the truth. We got to a point, not based on a legal issue, but based on a trust issue, where the level of trust between the president and General Flynn had eroded to the point where he felt he had to make a change.
Immediately after the Department of Justice notified the White House Counsel of the situation, the White House Counsel briefed the president and a small group of his senior advisers. The White House Counsel reviewed and determined that there is not a legal issue, but rather a trust issue.
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The irony of this entire situation is that the president has been incredibly tough on Russia. He continues to raise the issue of Crimea, which the previous administration allowed to be seized by Russia. President Trump has made it very clear that he expects the Russian government to de-escalate violence in the Ukraine and return Crimea.
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