sir? what you re how you re describing a leader in the world that is actually that we have to deal with. so what could this flynn development, this news that he is no longer, his lawyers will no longer be coordinate with the white house s lawyers mean for the russia investigation on capitol hill, andrew? well, you know better than anyone that the president values unfettered loyalty and this is something michael flynn has given him for a very long time. in a cruel sense of irony, the president is returning the favor in terms of that loyalty. could actually implicate him in the special investigation into obstruction of justice. as we know from james comey s testimony, he alleges that the president asked him to, quote, lift the cloud of the investigation on michael flynn. this is part of this idea that the president stands by the people who are loyal to him. and michael flynn knows a lot about the potential for russian election meddling, in addition to the fact the special couns
learned from recent stories he, quote, crossed the line for some women, and i know that any number is too many. he adds he is sorry if he made women feel bodily and wants minnesotans to know he s committed to regaining their trust. for more i m joined by rick tyler, republican strategist and co-founder of foundry strategists, howard dean, former governor of vermont and gabe, a politics reporter for politico. howard, why does it why should it come as a surprise that maybe it s inappropriate to touch someone s behind when you re taking a photo? i don t think it comes as a surprise at all. you know, i don t know why the hell people think they can get away with that and apparently they do. so i do want to say, though, all these cases are different, and i understand why people are calling for everyone s resignation. i do think first of all, roy
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tower meet with russians and contact with wikileaks is under scrutiny is also challenging critics. president trump is so far silent on all of that instead spending his day tweeting about egypt, the nfl and his golf game with tiger woods. let s go to our team of reporters as well as our analysts who break this down. start with kelly o donnell in west palm beach, florida, near the mar-a-lago resort. also daily beast congressional reporter andrew desederio. what is the white house what is their position right now on michael flynn? are they concerned privately at least? publicly they say they re not. well, the unpredictable nature of what could happen is always a source of concern. but they do try to manage this by saying there is no angst, there s no worry. the fact that flynn had been a close adviser does not mean anything that he might be legally exposed for directly