WHITE HOUSE: Trump is 'evaluating the situation' surrounding Michael Flynn

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February 13, 2017 9:51 PM

Top Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway says Michael Flynn enjoys the "full confidence" of the president.

U.S. National Security Advisor Michael Flynn boards Air Force One at West Palm Beach International airport in West Palm Beach, Florida U.S., February 12, 2017.

National security adviser Michael Flynn said Monday that he may have discussed sanctions with Russia's ambassador to the US before President Donald Trump was sworn into office, despite previously insisting he hadn't.

Meanwhile, the White House sent mixed signals about his future in the job. One of Trump's top advisers said he still had "full confidence" in his national security adviser, but the White House press secretary said later that Trump was "evaluating the situation."

Flynn's admission came in the form of an apology to Vice President Mike Pence, USA Today reported, citing a White House official. Pence had defended Flynn in an interview with CBS last month, saying he "didn't discuss anything

continues to "enjoy the full confidence of the president."

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said in a subsequent statement that Trump is "evaluating the situation" involving Flynn.

Trump "is speaking to Vice President Pence relative to the conversation the Vice President had with General Flynn and also speaking to various other people about what he considers the single most important subject there is — our national security," Spicer said.

When pressed by Kornacki about whether Trump was bothered by the fact that Flynn may have lied to White House officials, including the vice president, about the calls, Conway replied that Kornacki was "asking hypotheticals."

Top Democrats have called for Flynn to step down, noting that he may have violated the Logan Act by discussing sensitive topics such as sanctions with a foreign official. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Monday became the latest Democrat to call for Trump to fire Flynn.

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