the other part of michael flynn's firing that never made sense, though was its timing. mike flynn reportedly had multiple conversations with russian government officials during the presidential campaign which, of course, is when russia was interfering in our presidential election to hurt hillary clinton and help donald trump, his multiple communications with russian officials, those also remain unexplained. what was he talking to the russian government about while the russian government was attacking our election? i would love to know. that said, further non-explained data here, michael flynn apparently continued his communications with russian officials beyond the campaign past election day and into the transition. his conversations with the russian ambassador that led to his firing happened during the transition. they happened in late december around christmas and new year's. two weeks after that on january 15 the vice president, mike pence went on tv and assured the american public that michael flynn definitely didn't talk to the russians about sanctions during the tr

the other part of michael flynn's firing that never made sense, though was its timing. mike flynn reportedly had multiple conversations with russian government officials during the presidential campaign which, of course, is when russia was interfering in our presidential election to hurt hillary clinton and help donald trump, his multiple communications with russian officials, those also remain unexplained. what was he talking to the russian government about while the russian government was attacking our election? i would love to know. that said, further non-explained data here, michael flynn apparently continued his communications with russian officials beyond the campaign past election day and into the transition. his conversations with the russian ambassador that led to his firing happened during the transition. they happened in late december around christmas and new year's. two weeks after that on january 15 the vice president, mike pence went on tv and assured the american public that michael flynn definitely didn't talk to the russians about sanctions during the tr

i think that's what you said, what has done this before, you had not heard from general michael flynn. and generally what that means. i understood what you were saying when you said that. but i want to bring other folks in here. laura, flynn's attorney is saying, general flynn certainly has a story to tell. the letter then goes on to say, no reasonable person would submit to questioning in a highly politicized witch hunt environment without assurances against unfair prosecution. flynn's attorney isn't using legal jargon here. but when you read that, what do you think? >> i read that and i say you're asking for immunity. the issue is not why you'd request immunity. of course, if you're going to be presented with a criminal investigation and you already heard the fbi director say there's a criminal investigation into whether or not people in the trump campaign, to which he was a part of, were involved in collusion. you have that. you also have the logan act allegations that he may have represented the united states in a way that is not a very well-used law at all. but the question is, w

why was michael flynn being surveilled? they have given those agencies a deadline of tomorrow to report to them why michael flynn, a u.s. person, was captured in u.s. surveillance. they're also asking whether u.s. persons associated with either the clinton or trump campaigns were also captured in u.s. surveillance. they want an explanation they say by tomorrow. this is going to be really important and really interesting. those agencies are going to respond. this isn't a member from any member of congress. this is the chairman and ranking member of the intelligence committee. this is an oversight committee. the intelligence committee oversees the intelligence agencies. it would be frankly unheard of for these agencies to not respond to this request from schiff and nunes. it would be a scandal of really significant proportions if the intelligence agencies in the fbi say no to this request and they don't disclose this information to this committee. if they say no, we're not telling you, it's sensitive, we're not going to discl

. >> have you guys been in contact with michael flynn or representative michael flynn? >> i think it's safe to say that we have had conversations with a lot of people. and you would think less of us if general flynn wasn't in that list. >> now, of course asking for immunity doesn't necessarily mean you have done anything wrong. at least that's what most people who are familiar with the law will tell you. people other than michael flynn, that, who said the following last september when talking about immunity deals given to members of hillary clinton's inner circle over her use of a private e-mail server. >> when you are given immunity, that means you have probably committed a crime. >> well, folks, we're only at day 70 of the trump administration, and a fired administration official is already offering to testify for immunity amid about ongoing probe of the president and his campaign aides over alleged collusion with a foreign power to tip the election in their favor. and that's only the beginning of today's problem for the trump administration. a new report from "the ne

i doubt michael flynn would think it's convenient for him. that creates an interesting dynamic about his potential role as a witness. this is like "the hunger games" part of the trump administration and we're less than 70 days in. hasn't even been ten weeks. we've already got senior people being held out as sacrifices and other people clearly moving to protect themselves. if andrea's reporting is correct about white house officials purging their white house devices because they're expecting subpoenas, a, those people may be in legal jeopardy but, b, let's suffice to say this is not the best of times for the administration, this is not what a honeymoon looks like. this is a dire period of scandal that you would put up against any modern presidency at any time in any scandal. and yet there has been this effort in washington all along this week to carry on as if this is normal and this is a more to wall week. yeah, we're considering our supreme court nominee why not? we're moving forward on our campaign promise to take health insurance away from

judgment in hiring him in the first place. >> reporter: the white house is back on defense over michael flynn. the retired army general forced to resign a month ago as president trump's national security adviser. this time it wasn't his contacts with the russian ambassador, but whether the president knew flynn registered as a foreign agent, representing the government of turkey. >> just to be clear, general flynn fired with the justice department two days ago. >> reporter: white house press secretary sean spicer said it was private and took place before he joined the administration although at the same time he was advising the trump campaign last year. >> this is not up for the government to determine. there are certain private citizens activities that you conduct and you seek counsel on or professional advice on. that's not up to the government. >> reporter: flynn's contract with the government of turkey ended after the election. spicer dismissed a series of questions about the lobbying disclosure. >> the person who is in line to be the national security adviser may need to register as a for

if it was not a mistake, if it was legal and appropriate for them to be surveilling michael flynn, well, why that would be? in all likelihood, that would mean that mike flynn was the subject of a court-ordered warrant. was he under criminal investigation or counterintelligence investigation personally during the transition in which case, oh, my god, how did he end up being national security adviser? if the intligence agencies tomorrow do not respd to this it is a scandal. if the intelligence agencies respond to this and say mike flynn was outed for his calls too the russians inappropriately, maybe illegally, that would be a scandal. if the intelligence agencies respond tomorrow and say, no, it was legal and appropriate to be surveilling mike flynn because he was under criminal or counterintelligence investigation, that, too, would be a scandal. it's a scandal if they don't say anything, it's a scandal if they say a it's a scandal if they say b. their choices are a or b. the only way to avoid a scandal tomorrow is if time stops and we don't get to tomorrow. in which case i'm going to gua

i doubt michael flynn would think it's convenient for him. that creates an interesting dynamic about his potential role as a witness. this is like "the hunger games" part of the trump administration and we're less than 70 days in. hasn't even been ten weeks. 've already got senior people being held out as sacrifices and other people clearly moving to protect themselves. if andrea's reporting is correct about white house officials purging their white house devices because they're expecting subpoenas, a, those people may be in legal jeopardy but, b, let's suffice to say this is not the best of times for the administration, this is not what a honeymoon looks like. this is a dire period of scandal that you would put up against any modern presidency at any time in any scandal. and yet there has been this effort in washington all along this week to carry on as if this is normal and this is a more to wall week. yeah, we're considering our supreme court nominee why not? we're moving forward on our campaign promise to take health insurance away from 2

the big story is michael flynn. michael flynn today it was reported told the fbi and both congressional committees he will flynn was president trump's closest adviser on national security throughout the campaign and was named national security adviser by trump, but only lasted a month. he was fired in mid-february after lying about conversations he had with the russian ambassador. that coming weeks after acting attorney general sally yates had warned the white house that flynn was vulnerable to blackmail by the russian government because of the nature of those conversations and the falsehoods he used to describe them. tonight after news broke that he offered to testify in exchange for immunity, flynn's lawyer released a statement reading, in part, general flynn certainly has a story to tell, and he very much wants to tell it should the circumstances permit. he is now the target of unsubstantiated public demands by members of congress and other political critics that he be criminally investigated. no reasonable perso

when it comes to michael flynn, it's going to be really difficult for this administration to put distance between the president and flynn because of all the names of trump associates we've heard over the last several months who could be tied up into this investigation, michael flynn is unique in this sense. he's the only one who has been by the president's side both in the campaign and transition and then in the white house. he was there only for a brief period of time, but he was there. he was in calls that the president was having. he was in the situation room, so he plays a key role in the arc of this story from essentially what we believe is the beginning. >> robert costa, we have 30 days to go before we reach that mythical first 100 day benchmark. we are already talking, as i said at the top of the broadcast, about this word immunity. it's kind of unbelievable when you look at the calendar. >> it is unbelievable a little bit. the reporting here is so important because we're trying to figure out what exactly happened when general flynn spoke with the russian ambassador, when he had di

he responded to the president's accusations of a witch hunt, immunity for michael flynn. to listen to what he said. listen to this. >> no, i don't think it's a witch hunt. look, it's very mysterious to me why all of a sudden general flynn is out there saying he wants immunity. a, i don't think congress should give him immunity. if there's an open investigation by the fbi, that should not happen. i also don't believe the president should be weighing in on this. they're the ones that actually would prosecute something. >> based on what i've already heard from you, i assume you agree with congressman chafins. >> to a large agree i think jason is spot on. i also heard jackie spear and i think her comments are also important to weigh and take into account as we work our way through this. the bottom line is as with any investigation, we have investigators who are interviewing witnesses, accumulating evidence. we in the public sector don't always have a full picture. i would urge the american people to wait for a thorough investigation. and the results. we can demand a thorough

president trump's fired national security adviser michael flynn offering to testify before congress did they grant him immunity. his lawyer says flynn has a story to tell about russia's alleged meddling in the u.s. election and ties to the donald trump campaign. >> the white house is facing a firestorm. reports showing that white house staffers who gave the house chairman nunes the documents with incidental surveillance of trump associates. we have a lot to cover on day 71 of the trump presidency. we have sara murray at the white house. michael flynn seeking immunitim. >> reporter: that is right, john. more twists and turns as we dig into the russia probes with the ties of associates and russian operatives. now michael flynn, the ousted national security advisor, says his offer to testify comes with a catch. president trump's fired national security adviser michael flynn offering to testify before the congressional investigators if he gets immunity from progresses cues. flynn's lawyer saying general flynn has a story to tell. he very much wants to tell it should the circumstance permit.

michael flynn was so close to this president. he wasn't some adviser who was brought on sort of at the end. he was, you know, along for the ride throughout here. but the -- all these questions of michael flynn, if he would testify at some point in the future, it's all hinging on what is happening here at the white house right now. all these classified documents. all the conversations between russian meddling. that's why this is a potential very serious issue for the white house. because it goes directly into the heart of everything that's hanging over this. this russia cloud is, you know, hanging over everything the white house is trying to do. and michael flynn is still at the center of it. even though he is not here. but i can tell you, anderson, the white house would certainly be concerned and worried, if he would get that immunity and would testify. >> yeah, michael flynn was leading chants of "lock her up," the guy on, i think it was "meet the press," back in september a year ago said, people asked -- essentially, people ask

michael flynn maintained the relationship even after the election. en president obama imposed sanctions on moscow, flynn call ed the russian ambassador to offer reassurance, even though neither flynn nor donald trump were in office yet. when it emerged that michael flynn had lied to the vice president about the conversation, he was left with little choice but to resign. even then, trump did not fully condemn his behavior. president trump --\ now he is offering to tesfy in probes, but only if he is given immunity. "general flynn certainly has a story to tell. and he very much wants to tell it, should the circumstances permit," his lawyer said on twitter. "but no reasonable person, who has the benefit of advice from counsel, would submit to questioning in such a highly politicized, witchhunt environment without assurances against unfair prosecution." it is a move that many in washington are interpreting as an admission of guilt. but the trump administration maintains that michael flynn did nothing wrong and the government has nothing to hide regarding r

michael flynn offering to testify before congress if he is granted immunity. flynn's lawyer says he has a story to tell, but we do not know what that story is. this comes as the fbi and congress investigate russia's interference in the u.s. election. >> another controversy is consuming washington. several media reports revealing officials inside the white house gave devin nunes classified documents. so many questions on this. just the 71st day of the trump presidency. cnn sara murray live at the white house. >> another twist, another turn in this ongoing russia saga. this time donald trump's former national security advisor says he's offering to testify, but that offer comes with a catch. >> president trump's fired national security advisor, michael flynn, offering to testify before congressional investigators if he gets immunity from prosecution. flynn's lawyer say anything a statement again flynn certainly has a story to tell and he very much wants to tell it, should the circumstances permit. no reasonable person would submit to questioning in such a highly p

that's exactly what michael flynn said. told him it didn't come up, i honestly thought it didn't come up. i didn't remember it. it was a long conversation. we talked about a lot of stuff. it's the same thing. i don't know what's behind this. it may be nothing. i think at this point there's been enough dishonesty that we need a special prosecutor to look into it and look into greater detail the russian hacking of our elections. this is something that russia is doing now throughout europe or has been accused of doing in a number of different elections interfering. they allegedly interfered in the brexit vote. they're now allegedly interfering in a variety of different elections. this is a matter of national security and trying to figure out what was going on within the trump campaign. >> there are fbi investigations, sarious senate and house and intelligence committee investigations looking into that. as far as sessions is concerned, the president issued a lengthy statement. he said in the end it's a total witch hunt by democ

army three star general michael flynn, has told the fbi, the house intelligence committee, and the senate intelligence committee that he is willing to testify in the russia investigation in exchange for immunity. nbc has confirmed flynn made that offer to the senate intelligence committee. flynn, an adviser to the trump campaign turned national security adviser to the white house, resigned last month after misleading vice president pence about his conversations with russia's ambassador. flynn's lawyer released a statement. quote, general flynn certainly has a story to tell, and he very much wants to tell it should the circumstances permit. back in september, the issue of immunity came up when our own chuck todd was talking to michael flynn on "meet the press" about aides to hillary clinton. >> the very last thing john podesta said is no individual too big to jail. five people around hillary clinton have been given immunity to include her former chief of staff. when you are given immunity, that means you have probably committed a crime. >> not true. immunity is also granted to innocent peo

back talking about the breaking news of the report in the wall street about national security michael flynn offering to talk in exchange for immu immunity. i want to tell you something general flynn said on "meet the press" back in september of last year talking about hillary clinton and immunity. >> the very last thing john podesta just said no individual too big to jail. that should include people like hillary clinton. five people around her have been given immunity to include her former chief of staff. when you're given immunity, that means you probably committed a crime. >> that was then. >> joining us, paul callan. i want to go back to viewers for a second, viewers tuning in, if you could explain what it is you know at this point. the house intelligence committee chairman nunes said he hasn't asked for immunity yet but that's very clearly what he wants and discussions have gone on. >> that's right. we have spoke with a number of people that said general flynn through his lawyer has spoken to house and senate intelligence committees through his lawyer. they said they have had discussion

in defense of michael flynn. so every member of that committee, republican and democrat, treated president trump as guilty of lying about president obama in that 6:35 a.m. tweet. and when you watch congress closely, you always, always have to watch what they do and what they don't do. what they say and what they don't say. and what they don't say is as important as what they say. frequently, the most important thing will be the thing that they don't do or the thing that they don't say. no republican on the committee sounded like sean spicer did today. >> he said that there's no information to support the allegations that the president made against president obama. >> at this time. >> so is the president prepared to withdraw that accusation, apologize to the president? zb >> no -- we started a hearing, it's still ongoing. as chairman nunes mentioned, this is one in a series of hearings that will be happening. >> chairman nunes has already said donald trump was not the telling the truth in that tweet. said it befor

they're reporting in "the wall street journal" michael flynn is offering to talk, presumably about russia in exchange for immunity. before i bring you back to the panel, i want to play a clip of something general flynn himself said on "meet the press" back in september of last year. he was talking about hillary clinton and immunity. >> the very last thing that john podesta just said no individual too big to jail. that should include people like hillary clinton. five people around her have been given immunity to include her former chief of staff. when you are given immunity, that means that you probably committed a crime. >> well, that was then. back with the panel. also joining us is cnn legal analyst paul callan. before -- i just want to go back to carol for a second. just to viewers who are just kind of tuning in, if you can just explain what it is you know at this point. because the house intelligence committee, chairman nunes has said he hasn't asked for immunity. but his lawyers have put out a statement that very clearly indicates that's what he wants. and discussions have gone on. >

if there's any distance, any dilating between president donald trump and michael flynn, well michael flynn will have a chance to exact some revenge or set the record straight. that's why we see this tweet overnight from president obama clearly telegraphs that we wants to say friendly, friends with michael flynn. here's what he said mike flynn should ask for immunity and this is a witch hunt by media and dems. that seems to me like an attempt by the president to let michael flynn know that they are still friends and that michael flynn should be friendly if he offers any testimony under immunity. >> hans nichols there. it's interesting because the republicans talked a little differently about i nmanntimmun it related to hillary clinton. here's what michael flynn told our chuck todd six months ago. >> five people around her have been given immunity to include her former chief of staff. when you've given immunity, that means you've probably committed a crime. >> flynn's eventual boss saying the same tune as a candidate on the campaign trail. >> the reason they get immunity is because they

come back to haunt michael flynn? probably but how about donald trump's own words in september at a rally in florida. listen to what the then candidate trump said then. >> took the fifth amendment and ring leaders were given immunity. >> and if you're not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for, right? >>> and he gave us the question, why ask for immunity if you have not committed a crime? >> i can fill the room with sound bites like that. >> you could argue this is a simple legal maneuver to protect your client but when you have said that it's difficult to maneuver. technically the word is not, but ask any attorney and they'll say that's what they were talking about. >>> another bombshell report rocking the trump administration. according to "the new york times" who white house officials gave devin nunes the reports that president trump might backup his claims about being wiretapped. meanwhile the senate intelligence committee opens it's investigation while the house intelligence committee remains crippled.

national security adviser to testify before congressional investigators, but before he talks general michael flynn wants immunity to be questioned about possible links between trump associates and russia. his former boss says go for it. even though both flynn and the president have previously insisted if somebody requested immunity they are probably guilty of something. what you're looking at right now is actually president trump in the oval office moments ago signing some executive orders on trade. let's listen in. >> great job. >> both the president and general flynn, of course, have said if you ask for immunity, you must be guilty. you can bet their view of that has changed today. cnn senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny joins me now. jeff, just more drip, drip, drip in the russia probes. >> reporter: john, we're ending the week here with a larger stack of unanswered questions about the russia investigation and suddenly general michael flynn, who was forced to resign back in february, is now front and center in all of this again here, but we're now -- >> during the campaign i traveled t

much of the attention is focused on this man, general michael flynn. until a few weeks ago he was , national security adviser and one of those closest to the president. but his fall from grace has been swift. after he was found to have lied to the vice president over his contacts with the russians. michael flynn had conversations with russian ambassador in washington, which among other ed lifting u.s. sanctions against russia, which he denied to he was paid $45,000 to attend a dinner in moscow posted by the tv station russia today and was seated at the same table and vladimir putin. he also lobbied on behalf of another foreign government, turkey, although that wasn't disclosed at the time. today donald trump rallied to his side with this tweet. "mike flint should ask for immunity in that this is a witchhunt, excuse of the election lost by the media and dems of historic proportion." this is what donald trump and michael flynn said during the campaign when it emerged that clinton aides had sought immunity over information over her use of a private e-mail

how do you explain michael flynn, one of president donald trump's closest advisors seeking immunity to give testimony to the justice department. and the president echos flynn's lawyer claims that this is all an unfair prosecution tweeting that it is a democratic witch hunt. peter alexander is following all of this, and joining us now, nbc news national security analyst jeremy barb as wesh as well. all of the machinations through immunity. he said he has a story to tell, what is the message there. whom is he messaging, and the reaction that is being reported from the hill that they're not having it right now? what do you make of it? >> yeah, andrea, i was chief council, and we looked at immunity offers by witnesses in a number of investigations. when a lawyer says my client has a story to tell and he needs immunity to tell it, that means to me that he wants to testify about people hire in his chain of command, but he cannot do it because to do so would expose him to criminal liability. so he needs the justice department and the congressional committees to immunize his testimony so it ca

also breaking, sources tell cnn there's no indication the fbi wants to reinterview michael flynn or give the national security adviser immunity. flynn is seeking immunity exchange for information about rush why's context with the trump camp. sources tell cnn the house and senate intelligence committees also are not likely to agree to an immunity deal. the white house says president trump wants flynn to testify with immunity and isn't worried that his former aid might reveal damaging information about the president. this hour, i'll talk with congressman adam kenzinger, military veteran. and our correspondents and expert analyst, also standing by. first, let's go to cnn's evan perez and barbara starr with cnn's exclusive reporting on new terrorist bombs hidden in lap tops. evan, let me start with you. what are you learning? >> u.s. intelligence of law enforcement agencies believe that isis and other terrorist organizations have developed innovative ways to plant explosives in electronic devices that fbi testing shows can evade commonly used airport screening equipment. the concern is heigh

again, the headline here, the committee has communicated to michael flynn and his lawyers that they are not receptive to this request for immunity at this time. >> there was this tweet a short time ago from the member of the committee, blumenthal. no immunity for flynn until a special prosecutor appointed to know what he's hiding. then decide. as part of this, does it seem not just that they're saying, we're not going to be rushed, this is preliminary, but is there a special prosecutor component, or is that just blumenthal? >> honestly, i think that tweet probably falls into the political category on this. i think it is obviously something that democrats and initially republicans called for. if not a special prosecutor, an independent commission to look into this. i think you can kind of put that in a separate bucket of facts. people will continue to pressure on the fronts. democrats want to draw more attention to this than republicans typically for obvious reasons. in the context of this investigation, which is at this point ongoing and which, you know, the leadership on both sides sti

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it's about michael flynn, right? it's about paul manafort, about carter page, it's about roger stone. i mean, it's about his son-in-law, jared kushner, who now is going to have to go and testify. you know, this was an administration that came in and talked about of the high i.q.s of everyone in the cabinet. >> the highest i.q. in the administration. >> these are the smartest people ever. my goodness, they are tripping all over themselves. >> can i -- >> in this first 70 days. >> laura, can i ask you this? you can answer, put whatever you wanted to say in there. nia mentioned manafort, former campaign manager, ceo, former adviser roger stone. former policy adviser carter page. just want to get their titles. they're going to have to testify before the house and senate. they say they are. does this put more pressure on them? >> yes. of course, the person who gets the immunity first is usually the one who scares everybody else and gets the best deal. remember, none of the other people have asked for immunity, which begs

—— request for immunity to michael flynn — — say request for immunity to michael flynn —— say say i will take the fifth amendment and that means he does not have to say anything. it struck me when i heard that this morning but once you have said i have something to say there is then afair point have something to say there is then a fair point you will have to say it. the problem for him is the thing he might have to say it might incriminate him which is what the lawyers are worried about. listening to his own words from lhasa pember he spoke about the clintons and said on television —— last september. he said people who seek immunity have usually committed a crime. that one will combat to wanton, i think. at the moment —— that will come back to haunt him. the tone from the white house is pretty defiant and that will continue? i think so because any attempt to stop talking would look like they have something to hide as well. donald trump might not mind is how it looks but they know they have got this ongoing investigation and have no idea how long that will cost a shadow over t

retired general michael flynn is one of trump's highest surrogates. after the election, trump hired flynn as his national security adviser. the president fired him in february after he admitted among other things after he misled mike pence. flynn said he gave the vice president incomplete information. that's how he put it. the admission came after "the new york times" and "washington post" reported with the ambassador before the inauguration. flynn discussed the sanctions of the obama administration for interfering with america's election. the post reported michael flynn denied discussing the sanctions in an interview with the fbi. the white house said flynn's firing was a trust issue, not a legal one. even though it admitted that the president was informed of flint's conversation weeks before it emerged that flint misled the v.p. at the core of all this is this. russia interfered in our election attempting to hurt hillary clinton's chances and help donald trump's chances of becoming president. that matter is not in dispute. the question now was anyone

and much of the attention is now focused on this man, general michael flynn.eeks ago, he was the national security adviser, and one of those closest to the president. but his fall from grace has been swift, after he was found to have lied to the vice president over his contacts with the russians. michael flynn held conversations with the russian ambassador in washington, which, among other things, discussed the lifting of us sanctions against russia — which he denied. he was paid $45,000 to attend a dinner in moscow, hosted by the tv station russia today, and was seated at the same table as vladimir putin. he also lobbied on behalf of another foreign government, turkey, although that wasn't disclosed at the time. today, donald trump rallied to his side with this tweet: "mike flynn should ask for immunity, in that this is a witchhunt, excuse for big election loss by media and dems of historic proportion." but this is what donald trump and michael flynn said during the campaign, when it emerged that clinton aides had sought immunity over disclosing information a

yesterday they were evaluating the situation and last night michael flynn resigns.s? >> not at all. both were true. >> trevor: how does she do that with a straight face. kellyanne conway does not concede anything. she's like a character from alice in wonderland. every time she talks, i'm, like, am i on drugs? up is down, down is up? seriously, guys, you can't claim michael flynn had the confidence of the president and had to resign because he didn't have the president's confidence. it doesn't work like that. i feel like this whole trump administration is about having it both ways and you can't. think about it. every single scandal they have. they talk about the inauguration. they go, oh, it was the highest attendance of all time and people also didn't come because it was raining. the muhamad ban, oh -- the muslim ban, we're not anti-musms, we're just doing what obama did. but obama was for immigration. yeah, but we do it the way he does. they're saying the opposite. the crackdowns. people are kicked out of the country at a rate we've never seen before. what do they

president trump was not aware that his former national security advisor retired lieutenant general michael flynn was a paid foreign agent. flynn's preelection activities on behalf of turkish interests came to light when he retroactively filed paperwork just this week. president trump removed flynn in february for not coming clean about his contacts with russia. leaders of the house intelligence committee say they still see no evidence to back president trump's claim that he was wiretapped by president obama. that just a day after fbi director james comey met secretly with the gang of 8 congressional leaders who have top security access. top house democrat nancy pelosi says the fbi chief needs to publicly dispel any mythology, her word, mythology about the wiretap claim. there are suggestions comey may be willing to address the matter in an open hearing this month. >>> president trump today met with committee chairman responsible for health care legislation, telling them now is the time to get it done, but the president is caught in the middle between the house gop leadership pushing the obamacar

when michael flynn is involved, there is no argument about michael flynn the way there is about jeff sessions. the way the white house fired him from his position of national security advisor, of course the nature of those meetings is on the long list of things the investigation needs to look into. >> have you seen the transcripts of any of the conversations that michael flynn had with the russian ambassador, for example, or any other conversations? >> would have, again, i'm not going to comment on things that happened behind closed doors, but you should know that this investigation that is underway in the house is going to have access to all of that. >> so, correct me if i'm wrong, but it sounds like the transcripts finally have been provided to the committee. you don't have to tell us what were in the transcripts, prum presumably that's classified. just the notion there are these transcripts and you were allowed to see them, can you confirm that? >> what i can do is i can tell you that both the republican and the democratic leaders of that committee have agreed on a scope of work,

individuals who let nunes into the white house was brought on by former national security adviser michael flynn. both those papers reporting that flynn's successor general mcmaster wanted to fire that person. only now as the white house extending an invitation to the house and senate intelligence committees to review classified information. >> the timing certainly looks fortuitous and probably more than fortuitous. per the letter, it said the ranking member had been asking to review materials, which of course i have. that suggests these are the same materials the chairman reviewed f. that is the case, it begs the question why all the subterfuge? maybe there is an innocent answer. >> reporter: sean spicer refusing to confirm or refute the report. >> i'm not commenting on the reports. >> reporter: the latest development coming two weeks after president trump suggested more information would come out to support his still unproven wiretapping. >> we will submit things before committee soon. that hasn't been submitted yet. i think you will find some interesting items coming to the forefront. >> repo