. >> harris: the washington bombshell right now, former national security advisor michael flynn pleading guilty to lying to the fbi. this is speculation is building that other shoes may drop. let's go "outnumbered overtime," i'm harris faulkner. general flynn pled guilty to federal district court charges that he lied to the feds about his conversations with the russian ambassador. flynn is the first trump administration official in the fourth connected to the campaign to be charged as part of a special counsel robert mueller's wide-ranging investigation into possible collusion between russia and members of trump steam. we are going to say it early, no evidence of that collusion. and then there is this. "it has been extraordinarily painful to endure these many months of false accusation of treason and other outrageous acts but i acknowledged that the accusations i spoke of in court today were wrong." john roberts on the north lawn, we are live right now. >> good afternoon today, sorry, i couldn't hear you for a second. we got our first statement from the white house a little while ago, th

. >> dana: the president's former national security advisor michael flynn pleading guilty to lying to the fbi. flynn now cooperating with the investigation led by special counsel robert mueller. hello, everyone, i'm dana perino, and this is the "daily briefing." prosecutors say flynn's actions had an imperial impact into russian context, adding, "flynn falsely stated he did not ask moscow's ambassador from refraining from flynn also falsely stated he did not remember a follow-up conversation in which the ambassador stated that russia chose to moderate its response to the sanctions as a result to flynn's request. we have john roberts standing by at the white house, but we begin with catherine herridge live outside the federal courthouse in washington. you were in the courthouse to give us this report. what did you see? >> thanks, dana, and good afternoon. after 33 years of military service and five in combat, the retired general and national security advisor enter the courthouse behind me and he stood composed and stoic in the courtroom as he pled guilty to a felony, in this case, lyin

despite the fact when they were in the process of installing him as national security advisor. your national security advisor is on a foreign payroll. oh yeah? huh. and then immediately after the inauguration they got more and intense and unusual warnings about mike flynn when the acting attorney general came to the white house twice to have detailed discussions about the fact that mike flynn was believed to be compromised by the russian government, vulnerable to blackmail and dishonest in an ongoing way about his communications with a foreign government. i mean, if you found out information like that concerning somebody who was working in the white house mill room, you would expect the white house version of a s.w.a.t. team to come in, grab that person by the armpits and you'd never see them again after they ran them out the door, right? in this case, the white house appears to have had no reaction about this warning to mike flynn. they allowed flynn to continue with his duties, including participating in national security discussions at the highest level and briefing the press

national security advisor michael flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the f.b.i. that's after he was charged as part of the special counsel investigation into russian meddling in the twenty sixteen u.s. election. that's all for now join us again the top of the hour in the meantime you can visit our website or follow us on twitter thanks for watching t w news. where i come from we had to fight for a free press and was born and raised in.

from a national security perspective, if trump knew that flynn lied, he should have been fired immediately for at least two reasons. first, historically part of the job of the national security advisor honest broker between government agencies who are working on national security like the fbi. if flynn lied to the fbi, he was no longer an honest broker. he had a bias, he was no longer fit to serve. second, part of the fbi's job is to protect the american people from intelligence operations and espionage. if flynn lied to the fbi, which we now know that he did, he directly undercut the work of a national security agency and, therefore, undercut the safety and security of the american people and can no longer fulfill his duties. >> he's confessed to lying. >> indeed. >> to the fbi, pled guilty. jeffrey, the president's personal lawyer has put out this argument today that the president can't be found guilty of obstruction of justice because he's the president. first of all, why make that case now, and do you believe it holds up? >> well, john dowd is clearly floundering around and is making trouble for his client right and left. but as a technical legal matter, there is an unresolved q

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we will be right back we will be right back. >> jon: is so the former national security advisor, one he top advisors to the present, michael flynn, has a pleaded guilty for making false statements to the fbi in the russian investigation. a live look at washington here, we are waiting for flynn to emerge. let's bring in our panel. doug burns is a former federal prosecutor appeared at national law journal contributor, and former general counsel. so, it is lying to the fbi. that is the charge, doug. you are the former fbi attorney. how serious is this for michael flynn? >> well, it is a series. it lying to the fbi, and so forth, you know, it is interesting because it can be just the ally, or you are involved in more conduct. again, it has all the ear markings of this, because it is a short one page charge. a plea of guilty on the first court appearance, but the larger question is wait a minute, assuming for the sake of argument that he is trying to cooperate, what is the scope of what he can tell? >> jon: well, and that is the million dollar question. there are a lot of legal experts out

first, former national security advisor michael flynn cuts a plea deal with the special prosecutor on russia. we'll have reaction to president trump's remarks on collusion ahead. >>> then hours later, the senate passes the sweeping gop tax plan. it is a triumph for the white house, but there's still a fight ahead. >> we've been given this 20 minutes ago, 25 minutes ago. we're supposed to vote on it in a couple hours. >> democrats asking what's behind the numbers? we have reaction and analysis all for you next. >>> but we begin this hour with president trump breaking his silence on that guilty plea by his former national security advisor mike flynn. it is a key development in the russia investigation. he and the white house are downplaying today. in fact here is what the president told reporters as he left the white house for new york this morning. >> are you concerned about what michael flynn might tell the special counsel? >> no, i'm not. what has been shown is no collusion, no collusion. there's been absolutely -- there's been absolutely no collusion, so we're very happy. and frankl

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former national security advisor michael flynn pled guilty to lying to the fbi. how big a deal is it? catherine: retired general and former national security advisor mike flynn stood before a federal judge and pled guilty to lying to the fbi. >> there is broad exposure to other people within the transition team and possibly administration. catherine: flynn told the judge he willingly and knowingly waived his right to a trial and he will cooperate with robert mueller's russia investigation. newly unsealed court records show that he mislead the fbi about his contact with the russian ambassador sergey kislyak. >> it turns up the pressure on other individuals and causes people in the white house to wonder who is going to go next. all that is designed to get cooperation from people and for mueller to send a signal to the white house he's playing hardball. >> i have seen no evidence that shows any connection between michael flynn and russian collusion. catherine: flynn said what he did was wrong and through his faith he would set things right. >> he admitted the falsity

michael flynn, his former national security advisor pleads guilty to lying to the fbi.? and where does this take the mueller investigation now? we're live in washington with those who can explain. also tonight, ten years ago, police raided damian green's office

the former national security advisor now the first person who worked inside the trump white house to face charges. >> this admission of guilt by the former national security advisor is a shattering moment for the trump presidency. >> reporter: flynn today saying his decision to cooperate was made, quote, in the best interest of my family and of our country and adding, i accept full responsibility for my actions. >>> that tells you that he robert mueller believes to be of significant value. >> reporter: the charges stemming from two meetings flynn held with the russian ambassador in the month before president-elect trump took office. nbc news has confirmed that one of those meetings came at the direction of jared kushner, president trump's son-in-law and senior advisor. special counsel robert mueller has already charged three other people in this investigation. president trump has repeatedly dismissed the investigation as a witch hunt. >> i think most of us believe it's not a witch hunt or a hoax and that the fbi director and all others believe this is a legitimate concern. >> reporter

still maintaining his public silence about that bombshell plea deal involving his former national security advisor, michael flynn. retired general michael flynn, once president trump's national security advisor and key confidant, now a convicted felon. flynn, who had called for hillary clinton to be thrown behind bars over her e-mails -- >> damn right. >> reporter: pleaded guilty friday to willfully and knowingly making false, fictitious and fraudulent statements to the fbi about his contacts with russia's former ambassador to the u.s., sergey kislyak, contacts he had previously denied. court documents state that on december 22nd a, quote, very senior member of the trump transition team directed flynn to contact the russian government and others about a u.n. resolution on israeli settlements. sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news that very senior member was jared kushner, president trump's son-in-law and senior advisor. a second contact came a week later. documents show a senior official asked flynn to reach out to kislyak again about the obama administration sanctions meant to punish mos

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president trump's former national security advisor says he is courting with a special -- cooperating with the special counsel's russia investigation. pope francis meets with rohingya refugees in bangladesh, referring to the group by name for the first time on his asian trip. and prince harry and his new fianceÉ, meghan markle, appear at their first public engagement since announcing plans to wed. the crowds already can't get enough. rajini: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. president trump's former national security adviser michael flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia's ambassador to the u.s. mr. flynn is the most senior former official to be charged in the investigation exploring russian meddling in the u.s. presidential election, and today he said he would be cooperating with special counsel robert mueller. tonight we have full coverage, and we begin with this report from the bbc's aleem maqbool. aleem: it has sent political shockwaves through washington. general michael flynn, donald trump's former n

with general flynn. >> according to one senior official and welker, the nsa, the acting national security advisor and keith cell aug. michael flynn has resigned. >> in just a few short hours on february 13th, national security advisor, mike flynn went from having the full confidence of president trump to being out of a job. donald trump jr. will appear beor the house intelligence committee this week in a closed door session. he's expected to be asked about his meetings with russians -- at his meeting with russians in june of 2016 at trump tower and his encounter the month before with a russian banker with close ties to kremlin. trump jr. will also meet some time this month with staff of the senate intelligence committee. back in june trump jr. weighed in on it flynn matter. on fox news criticized former fbi director james comey's statement that he president trump -- >> when i hear the flynn comments. you and i both know my father a long time. with he tells you to do something, there's no ambiguity in it. there's no i'm hoping. you and i are friends hey, i hope this happens i want you to do your j

and for one official who was the national security advisor.ou don't get much closer to the president than that and he really need to stay out of things. >> all right. we so appreciate your insight. thanks for taking the time for us this morning. >> thanks. >>> all right. so guess what? we're at the site of today's sec championship game. what a tough job you have. >> this is really tough work, christie. good morning to you guys. if you listen closely you might be able to hear go dogs. fans getting ready to pack in here today. we'll have a preview coming up in sports. eep. and use aveeno® absolutely ageless® night cream with active naturals® blackberry complex. younger looking skin can start today. absolutely ageless® from aveeno®. the game changes.n you're introduced to something so luxurious, anything else is a disappointment. there is a high definition, touch-screen display that's bigger than my tv at home. the zero-gravity seat position. and something called virtual windows. oh and here is the best bit- it has a top speed of 1,100 km an hour

nancy pelosi offering this reaction today, saying "a guilty plea of president trump's former national security advisor to lying to the fbi about his communications with russian authorities marks a dark moment in our nations history. disturbingly, flynn is the fourth top trump campaign and official to be charged in

the president's national security advisor pled guilty to a felony and is fully cooperating. jeanine: he was forced to plead guilty for lying, she was cut loose for lying. a top fbi investigator was thrown off mueller's team because he was writing anti-trump tweets. >> respectfully, your honor, nobody takes a plea to a felony unless he's cutting a deal for something much worse. judge jeanine: how do you know that. >> hold on, judge. you know because you were a prosecutor. i know because i worked in the d.a.'s office. judge jeanine: what did you do in the d.a.'s office. >> i was an intern. judge jeanine: you were clearly on the inside. >> as always you are so unbelievably wrong here. i can't believe you are saying this on cable news. people plead all the time to lying to federal agents while they are being hunted down by the government and the government wants them. you know how i know that? i was a federal agent. i was at the hearings who looked at the agents and said you are charges this guy with 1001? they wanted flynn and that's what they got him with. >> the government wa

former national security advisor michael flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the f-b-i. nal news... former national security advisor michael flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the f-b-i. this is video of him arriving at the court house this morning. flynn is the first trump administration official and the fourth connected to the campaign to be charged as part of mueller's investigation into possible collusion between the russian government and members of trump's team. on the right of your screen is a live shot from the court house. president trump's former campaign chairman paul manafort and his deputy rick gates were indicted last month. the charge against flynn is the first in mueller's probe that has reached someone in the trump white house and is the latest sign that the special counsel's investigation is intensifying. we will continue to update this story as we get more information. into the newsroom. ( james ) this moring we continue to follow the fallout of the not guilty verdict reached by the jury in the trial of jose garcia zarate.( darya ) he was acquitted in

which is technically correct and he didn't name anyone at least not yet and also he was the national security advisor for mr trump only for a few weeks but clearly mr flynn was one of the closest allies advisors of donald trump during the election campaign and after it as oh he was in the know he was part of donald trump's in a circle and that might make a lot of people around on the trump or his former transition team quite nervous donald trump himself i think so far is not in the focus there but not so much about the russian dealings but maybe because of what he did afterwards the way he has been handling this investigation let's not forget there's still the question of whether he committed obstruction of justice by first trying to get the then f.b.i. director james call me off flynn's back and then eventually firing mr called me because he wasn't happy with the way the investigation was going ok cost many thanks for that constant phenomenon in washington. and you're watching t.w. news in berlin still to come on this program who will your t.v. be facing at next year's soccer world cup we have all t

because that's what he got fired for after 25 days as national security advisor.hat was not telling the full truth to vice president mike pence. so we knew this already. but the tragedy for me. i like mike flynn. he's a man who spent is entire adult life sacrificing and serving his country working his way up through the ranks of the military, a distinguished and honored military member. i hate to see a person's entire life work basically marred and changed by this incident. we did was wrong. judge jeanine: brian ross on nbc said flynn is prepared to testify against the president and the candidate donald trump ordered him to make contact with the russians. then they pull it back and clarify it that donald trump didn't tell him to do that. was that false reporting or is that a clarification? >> brian ross from my experience dealing with him during time i was a candidate is one of the most of recklessly dishonest reporters i have ever dealt with and i have dealt with quite a few. he is a person for whom i have very little respect. he has a story of he wants to prove

michael flynn was some of the president trusted and he became a national security advisor. it could be that mueller is using flynn to get closer to the president's inner circle and closer to the president himself. >> trumps lawyer put out information. he talked that this clears the way for a prompt conclusion. are we near the end? >> i'm sure the white house wants to see us through the end. president trump once it wrapped up to the beginning of the year. as far as the future, that's one thing this shows that is going to be more difficult for president trump to fire robert mueller or and the investigation. we note democrats are putting pressure on republicans and those close to trump to protect mueller and ensure that trump doesn't take action against him. if the president did move to fire mueller in the wake of this charge you could hear from democrats and they want an investigation into whether the president obstructed justice. this could provide more time for mueller to carry out the investigation. >> molly: there seems to be back and forth when information about the muel

it was trump's former national security advisor michael flynn.eed to become a cooperating witness in the mueller investigation. above all else we know this about the now famous dossier. christopher steel had this story before the rest of america did. and he got it from russian sources. and. whether or not the compromised, the alleged american/russia conspiracy and ever proven out, our understanding of what russia did and why and how well they did it and whether they had help, it's all still in its early stages. >> what is important is that the american public gets the truth, the full truth and nothing but the truth about what happened in our elections in 2016. >> it took an ex'british spy to give us our first look into what moskow might have been up to. american investigators and journalists and prosecutors will now have to fill in the rest of the picture. >>> good evening. i'm lawrence o'donnell, and this is tonight's "last word." there is breaking news on the special prosecutor's investigation involving the white house staffer who has spent the

. >> the presence form a national security advisor pleading guilty today to lying to the fbi. he lied about his communications with russia's ambassador. and now, he is admitting and courted to lying to federal agents about that contact. this is "outnumbered." harris faulkner, lisa boothe, commentator and fox news contributor rachel campos duffy, and at today's #oneluckyguy, bill hemmer is here, and he is outnumbered. >> bill: thank you, ladies for having me. >> sandra: we have an update. they are, we want to get straight it to you. anything at changing at this moment? >> good afternoon, i am glad to see that someone is working besides you and bill this morning. we do have a statement from the president's attorney on the russian investigation who is working inside of the white house counsel's office. outside counsel as well. he is working inside the white house. just a short time ago he said "it today, michael flynn, former national security advisor, and a former obama administration, made a false statement to the fbi. he goes on to say it -- you can put that screen back up --

he pled guilty to lying to the fbi the former national security advisor. let's see where things stand now. blake burman joins from us the white house to break it all down. blake? reporter: hi, there, connell, michael flynn, the president's former national security advisor walked into a federal courthouse here in washington, d.c., pleaded guilty to one count of lying to federal investigators or two different occasions or at least a phone call on december 22nd, and december 29th. phone calls with the former russian ambassador, sergey kislyak during the transition. flynn acknowledged that i realize the actions were wrong and through my faith in good i want to make this right. i made this decision in the best interests of my family and my country. i accept full responsibility for my actions. the white house is trying to distance himself from flynn with the president's attorney, ty cobb, saying in a statement, that flynn was on the job 25 days and called him a obama administration official. flynn's departure from the white house came after lying to the vice pres

donald trump's national security adviser is guilty of lying to an fbi agent, and that is a very, very high crime. if you are the national security advisor. kennedy: he lied to the fbi. >> when you are the national security advisor for the united states of america and you lie to the people who report to you -- and the president of the united states made him the national security advisor speaks to the judgment of the president of the united states, period. that's problematic. on tap of that, the chair of your campaign, paul manafort has been indicted for a myriad of things. that speaks to the fact -- kennedy: that that doesn't mean -- all of what you just said doesn't clean up the mess the fbi left behind. >> fair, but the president of the united states has a lot of mess and it doesn't smell like roses. >> i feel like we are missing the game here. there is a quote that russia is wrapped in a mystery in an enigma. the whole deal is about russia and russia's meddling in the election. we are focusing so much on trying to target donald trump which you have a right to look into. but the investigation stings. it's -- stinks. it appears to be no

two days later michael flynn accepts the most public position of his career of national security advisorurity advisor is supposed to run a process and be an honest broker to get information to the president. making sure the president hearing from all stake holders. >> just two days after flynn's been on the job, the fbi interviews him at the white house about his december 29th phone contact with then russian ambassador sergey kislyak of which they have secret recordings. >> general flynn makes five phone calls to the russian ambassador to the united states. >> five communications like that on the same day are not just one message. it's a series of negotiations. >> what flynn does or does not tell the fbi compels acting attorney general sally yates to alert the white house counsel don mcgahn. >> sally yates came to the white house with deep concern about michael flynn. >> as yates testifies she's troubled by the disconnect between how flynn described his phone calls with the russian ambassador to mike pence versus the fbi's recording of them. >> so what you're saying is that general flynn

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saudis were very helpful they tried their best to help general flynn before he became drones national security advisor and then resigned as national security advisor was on this show saying iran is the big problem echoing perhaps what we're hearing from trump today about the fact that the south pole not at all not at all. iran has been a tremendous help to afghanistan you know iran is clearly against extremism iran is a country against whom extremism is directed they know it and we know it. so iran is a tremendous help to afghanistan it was in spite of the u.s. presence in afghanistan in spite of the differences that that the intensity of the differences you know that was there between them iran helped afghanistan in an understood u.s. presence in afghanistan and never bothered us because of that and we also short our our our independence and our goodwill and told them that well did you think presidential goni understands that when i go he well when will he must make sure that afghanistan is not used for an american agenda against iran that is what i made sure when my government any afghani government

the president's latest explanation of why he fired his national security advisor is raising new questions about obstruction of justice. and president trump formally endorses republican senate candidate roy moore amid a new allegation of sexual misconduct against him. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie greene. a dangerous and fast moving wildfire is ripping through southern california. firefighters say there is no way to control the fire which broke out yesterday. about 100,000 homes and a college campus were quickly evacuated overnight. one person died in a car crash reportedly trying to escape the flames. the massive fire is burning near the city of ventura northwest of the city of los angeles and at least two buildings burned. the fire is also knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes as it burns down the coast. high winds are making it difficult. >> brush hasn't burned in 15 to 20 years so the fuel is tender dry and ripe as could be for fire spread. and really all the firefighters can do

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national security advisor michael flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the f.b.i. over his links to the then russian ambassador to the u.s. we have more on that after this short break. join me every thursday on the alex i'm i'm sure i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics or business i'm sure business i'll see you there. global warming don't you on the idea that dropping bombs brings police to the chickenhawk forcing you to fight the battle is going. to do fox try to tell you that every gossip and tabloid but most important news today. off the bad guys and tell me you are not cool enough to buy their product. on the whole we along the border want. to claim credit cards more than just money it's more than just revolutionary it's a fucking black hole that's sucking in every asset class now on to the history of humanity into one glorious up to who knows where. welcome back donald trump as once again denied any collusion between his campaign and russia when asked about new charges against his former national security adviser on friday michael flynn pleaded g

. >> pressure building around president trump surrounding the guilty plea of his former national security advisor michael flynn and the president's comments to james comey. >> today president tru will fly to utah where he will face stiff opposition over a decision to shrink federally protected lands of two national monuments. >> a bombshell in the world of classical music. allegations of sexual misconduct against a superstar conductor who spent most of his career with new york's metropolitan opera. >> behind the scenes training for the last jedi. "early today" starts right now. good to be with you on a monday morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. this morning we lead off with president trump and the russia investigation. the commander in chief spending the weekend with eyes fixed on the russia probe after his former national security advisor michael flynn pled guilty to lying to the fbi. >> flynn is now cooperating with special counsel mueller's investigation leading the president to seemingly rewrite the narrative of why flynn was fired in the first place. the president tweeted,

national security advisor michael flynn house pleaded guilty to lying to the f.b.i. over his links to the then russian ambassador to the us with more on that it's often a short break. with more make this manufacture consent to stick to the public will. when the right wing closest to protect themselves. with the famous merry go round be the one person. in the middle of the room sick. delete. the dissolution of the israeli state is jewish and give all kind of taken my opinion thought of that up citizen self as it is a jewish state for the jewish. it isn't it said there was kinetic state this is how it goes is that i likes usually to equal it says does a lot of riyadh come to these when it is they are talking about the economy but when democracy they want only compared to without a word. of. a comeback donald trump's given his first comments following the news that his former national security advisor michael flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the f.b.i. the president once again said that the no clues in between his camp and. what has been shown. serious joke religion say

president trump says he fired his former national security advisor michael flynn for lying, but thatn's work was "lawful". mr flynn pleaded guilty on friday to lying to the fbi about his contacts with the russian government. the president's comments have turned the focus back to the ongoing investigation just hours after what most agree is the first big legislative achievement of his presidency. his fellow republicans in the senate have pushed through a sweeping tax bill, which promises a sharp cut in corporate taxation, plus cuts for many including some the richest people in america. laura bicker reports from washington. finally donald trump is on course for a much—needed win. it looks like he will claim a victory on tax reform. we passed the largest tax cuts in this country's history along with many other things. the vote was close. the arm—twisting continued until dawn. there were so many last—minute changes to the bill that senators had to scribble them in the margins. democrats say the package will benefit big business and the wealthy. republicans believe it will slash corporati

tweet from president trump raises more questions tonight about the sacking of his former national security advisoriticism grows of two former policemen who claimed legal pornographic images were found on a computer used by the cabinet minister damian green. the vast majority of police officers, the vast majority of chiefs of police absolutely realise it's very, very important that policing in our country stays out of party politics. the youngest patient on the transplant waiting list receives a new heart atjust eight weeks old. england's first rugby league world cup final since 1995 ends in a disappointing defeat to australia. and we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's front pages, including the observer which has more on why the government's social mobility adviser chose to step down. good evening and welcome to bbc news. all the members of the board of the government's social mobility commission have resigned tonight — in protest at what they say is a lack of progress towards a "fairer britain". in a resignation letter seen by the observer newspaper, alan milburn, the former labour minister who le

something -- there've been other reports about him pushing this deal when he was at the national security advisor for the short period of time that he was the 24 days that he was in office. >> right. so there's reports he pushed the deal as national security advisor. there's reports he's texting on the day of the inauguration with his business associate and must have been num reduce reports including from state department whistle blowers, one i've interviewed on air, as soon as this administration took power, the word went out they were going to roll back administrations, right? >> this is obviously something they thought was key. from e-mails we got over the weekend that were from inside the trump transition team. we saw what, what this meant. the trump camp thought if they could improve the relationship with russia, if they could get the sanctions removed, that russia would help unlock all of these foreign policy problems that the united states have. whether it be syria or north korea. they thought that that was going to be the path for them and russia was going o to be the key. and they really

he was the national security advisor for just 25 days. also he was a former official in the obama administration. today's guilty plea moves the mueller investigation from the trump campaign to right inside the gates of the white house. >> [shouting] >> the white house took a nothing to see here approach to michael flynn's guilty plea today. attorney ty cobb said nothing implicates anyone other than mr. flynn. flynn was charged with the same thing that got him fired earlier this year saying: the charging documents reveal more people knew what flynn was up to in conversation with russian ambassador kislyak than the white house admitted. according to the information, on december 29th, flynn called a member of the trump transition team to discuss what if anything he should communicate to russian about sanctions. a source with knowledge of the investigation, identifies that official as flynn's official macfarland. flynn called back to report on the substance of his call. russian president vladimir putin said he would not take action against th