trump s transition team says the men did not discuss sanctions on russia. instead their conversation was focused on arranging a call between rgs president vladimir putin and president-elect trump after the inauguration. today the white house says its reaction depends. you could imagine why these kinds of interactions may take place. why the incoming national security advisor may have the need to contact the representative of a foreign government based here in washington, d.c. depend op what they discussed. de did he understand on what he said. reporter: flynn s ties to russia have been scrutinized since the moment trump tapped him to be the closest adviser on national security. flynn was seated right next to president putin at a russian media gala in december of 2015 and had a paid speaking gig with russia today, the kremlin s tv network, before taking on a formal campaign role.
you, paul ryan is trying very, very hard and we re dealing with obstructionist. i ve once said it s complicated. it s not that hard. i was disappointed that they didn t have more in line by the time i walked in. another new headache for the president today, michael flynn. the pentagon announced on thursday that it was launching an investigation into flynn over alleged payments he received from foreign governments. the president who called flynn a, quote, wonderful man, even after firing him back in february, had this to say. i do feel badly for him. he s served the country. he was a general. but just remember, he was approved by the obama administration at the highest level. and when they say we didn t vet, well, obama i guess didn t vet because he was approved at the