crimes. listen to this. >> why is the president making these comments, given these things? >> it's perfectly acceptable for the president to make a positive comment about somebody while we wait to see what the court's determination is. >> he loo i had to tied to the . >> and we weren't waiting for the court's determination. he was pleading guilty. >> the determination is made. >> by flynn! i am guilty, i am a felon. so there is no finding of fact here at issue that the president should actually state out of. but he's obviously communicating with flynn. and it's always trump's self interest. i do think there is a strategy in that trump always talks about himself and refers -- >> you think he's communicating, i'm with you, stay with me. >> i think he is. >> but don't you think sarah sanders and the rest of the white house were expecting to take a victory lap today? everybody thought that general flynn was going to get no jail time. that blew up in their face when the judge essentially accused him of treason, called him a