Stories, i can t that is not our practice. again, part of it is if we confirm some things and not others, we go down a very slippery slope. i can say we continue to say that this is i think the substance matters and what continues to come to light in terms of obama officials admitting either off the record or frankly on the record consistent with what dr. farkas says that there was clearly an attempt to do something politically motivated with the intelligence out there. the question is why? who else did it? wasn t ordered by home? i think more and more, the substance that continues to come out on the record by individuals continues to point to exactly what the president was talking about that day on march 5th. reporter: we heard from the president this morning, saying that michael flynn should ask for immunity. we also know the president has a long-standing views what immunity means back in september, he said if you are guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for? so is the
dana: president trump taking aim again at one of his favorite targets, the media. this as michael flynn said he is ready to testify about russia and any contacts with it for the trump campaign in return for immunity. he fired off the tweet: mike flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt excuse for big election loss by media and dems, of historic proportion! washington bureau chief for the chicago sun-times, and a radio talk show host and fox news contributor, fellow dog lover i would be happy to say. here s the thing. we certainly know that there has been overzealous special prosecutors in the past. we know that this is a story that gets a lot of attention from the media, but there is also the fact that new revolutions revelations come out every day they have to shoot down at the white house. there are yet at the same time you have to wonder about the revelations come as a coming from the fantasy world of the opposition, is it partisan?
Michael flynn is guilty of a crime? press secretary spicer: i think he believes that michael flynn should go testify. he thinks he should go up there and do what he has to do to get the story out. reporter: with or without immunity? press secretary spicer: that s up to him and his lawyer to side. i m not going to give mike flynn or anyone else legal advice from the podium but i will tell you the president s view as he should go up there and testify. reporter: but the president gave legal advice from his twitter account. he has said in the past of the only reason you ask for immunity is if you committed a crime. press secretary spicer: the underlying point you are missing respectfully is go testify, do what you have to do to get there and tell congress is actually what we ve been saying for a long time. i get your point, but i think that it s interesting that if you actually stop for example make a second and relax with the president is doing, he saying do whatever you have to
There is one thing we do know for sure, which is interesting about michael flynn. there was a crime committed that we know as a fact, and that is the unmasking of his name and the dishy region of that. that is a federal felony. what s interesting to me when it comes to the media coverage and even discussion is that is not really discussed at all into what either of the house or the senate hearing would discuss. the headlines, of course, jay is, is this bad for trump? is michael flynn guilty? is that why he wants immunity? but overall, it is recognized that because of overreaching prosecutors, no reasonable defense lawyer would let their client go forward in a dynamic with a law enforcement agency or with congress without a guarantee of immunity, especially when you have had such a history of aggressive discussions, discussions about criminality. it seems reasonable to me considering the history. dana: you have a wealth of expertise and have covered so
Center because of the possibility, and i underline the word possibility, of an immunity deal for general flynn. i think any day michael flynn is a headline is a bad day for the trump administration. this is a person who was forced to resign, not something donald trump wants to talk about, and i think anytime there s also an investigation into a house investigation or senate investigation, any time that is a headline is bad for donald trump especially because some of these investigations involve russia. this is not stop he wants to talk about. he wants to pivot to things like infrastructure or tax reform, move away from healthcare, and this is not the debate he wants to have and shows he has lost control of the debate in a lot of ways that you need to if you want to drive an agenda in washington. ed: what about the drama inside the west wing? people on capitol hill, a place you cover closely, especially republicans wondering if this trump white house is going to get its sea legs, an