a reaction and comment, we have not heard from them an answer. but, don, we do no there is very much an active consideration discussion with the president sit down and testify. he has said he would, he would like to, he would like to get it over with. his lawyers have been, like, no not so fast. that is still a question mark here at the white house. i m wondering if these questions now will be public if that ll make a difference. stand by jeff. here s one question about michael flynn. what did you know about phone calls mr. flynn made with the runner ambassador in late 2016? how was the decision made to fire mr. flynn on february 13 of 2017? talk to me about what s bind these questions. one thing that could be behind it, don, is don t forget that president trump asked james comey to let flynn go, to let him go.
but, don, we do no there is very much an active consideration discussion with the president sit down and testify. he has said he would, he would like to, he would like to get it over with. his lawyers have been, like, no so fast. that is still a question mark here at the white house. i m wondering if these questions now will be public if that ll make a difference. stand by jeff. here s one question about michael flynn. what did you know about phone calls mr. flynn made with the runner ambassador in late 2016? how was the decision made to fire mr. flynn on february 13 of 2017? talk to me about what s bind these questions. one thing that could be behind it, don, is don t forget that president trump asked james comey to let flynn go, to let him go. and so, what really is important
president s said he s not considering removing special counsel mueller. but the president s track record on this front is a source of concern. i m certain that most of my colleagues believed that he wouldn t fire jim comey either. new reporting tonight of foreign policy indicates that president trump knew that his national security adviser michael flynn had committed a crime or crimes or at the very least might have committed crimes when donald trump famously asked james comey to let flynn go. the white house turned over records this fall to special counsel robert mueller revealing that in the first days of the trump presidency don mcgahn researched federal law dealing both with lying to federal investigators and with violations of the logan act, a centuries old federal law.
into the president s tweet on flynn. john dowd, an attorney with mr. trump s private legal team, tells cnn this. the tweet was a paraphrase of ty cobb s statement yesterday, i refer you to comey s testimony before congress about fbi view of flynn s answer, end quote. his statement on friday after flynn pleaded guilty did not mention lying to the fbi as a factor in flynn s firing. joining me to talk more about this is cnn legal analyst reeva martin. it is good to have you with us this hour. let s talk about the president s latest tweet. what do you make of it? well, george, the tweet is really interesting because the tweet suggests that donald trump knew that michael flynn had lied to the fbi. and it raises the question as to if he knew that at the time that he asked james comey to let flynn go.
refer you to testimony before congress about fbi view of flynn s answers. end quote. ty cob is special council for the white house. in his statement on friday, after flynn pleaded guilty, did not mention lying to the fbi as a factor in flynn s firing. joining me to talk more about this is cnn legal analyst reeva martin. good to have you with us this hour. let s talk about the president s latest tweet. what do you make of it? well, george, the tweet is really interesting. the tweet suggests that donald trump knew that michael flynn had lied to the fbi. and it raises the tquestion as o if he knew that at the time he asked james comey to let flynn go. was he intentionally trying to obstruct justice? that s a big issue in this robert mueller investigation. what did trump know, when did he know it, and why didn t he act on it earlier?