Donald Trump insists Michael Flynn’s contact with Russia used to be ‘beautiful’

Donald Trump has defended his dilapidated nationwide security adviser Michael Flynn by insisting his contact with Russian officials used to be ‘beautiful’.

However the president has been accused of obstruction of justice after claiming that he knew Flynn lied to the FBI – and that’s why he used to be fired.

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Trump tweeted: ‘I had to fire General Flynn as a result of he lied to the Vice President and the FBI.

‘He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame as a result of his actions at some stage in the transition had been beautiful. There used to be nothing to camouflage!’

Trump sent the tweet from his motorcade as he used to be stuck in web site visitors after leaving a Republican fundraising tournament in New York City.

The president earlier insisted there had been no collusion between his campaign and Russia, even supposing Flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.

At the time that Flynn used to be fired, on February thirteen, Trump did not declare that he knew Flynn had lied to the company.

Court docket papers from Flynn’s hearing printed that a ‘very senior’ member of Trump’s transition physique of workers – stated to be his son-in-law Jared Kushner, ordered Flynn to contact the Russian officials.

Flynn is the principle member of Trump’s administration to be charged critically counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the connection between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia.