not the case. the president was evaluating the situation. evaluating michael flynn s future. i heard later in the evening, just a few hours ago, that really, his status was a, quote, gray area. michael, as you know, from observing what happens in washington, once a top administration official gets to that point, when the president cannot express he has full confidence in that individual, it s pretty difficult to walk in a back. and for that person to once again have the confidence of the president. and so, it did become an untenable situation. they re starting to talk about the possible replacement for michael flynn, keith kellogg, the retired general. he had been working in the national security council office. he will be the acting national security adviser. but david petraeus, the retired general, is the front-runner for the job. he was involved in the obama administration. was a top official in the obama administration but resigned from that position because he shared classified se
all of this feeling inside the white house it was just unacceptable that the national security adviser, now the former security adviser had misled intentionally or unintentionally, about whether or not he had contacts with the russian ambassador, or discussed the sanctions handed down by the obama administration. originally, michael flynn said he did not have conversations about the sanctions, it turns out later he did have conversations about the sanctions. it turned out earlier, when kellyanne conway said the president had full confidence in michael flynn, and within an hour of that, press secretary sean spicer brought the reporters into the office and said no that was not the case. the president was evaluating the case and michael flynn s future.
unintentionally, the vice president, mike pence, about whether he had contacts with the russian ambassador, that he discussed the russian sanctions that were handed down by the administration. he did not have the conversations about the sanctions. he did have the conversation. the big turning point earlier today, when kellyanne conway, the counselor to the president said, the president had full confidence in michael flynn. and within an hour of that, the press secretary, sean spicer, brought reporters into his office, and said, no, that was not the case. the president was evaluating the situation. evaluating michael flynn s future. i heard later in the evening, just a few hours ago, that really, his status was a, quote, gray area. michael, as you know, from observing what happens in washington, once a top administration official gets to that point, when the president