- Trump told reporters he feels ‘very badly’ for Flynn, a retired general who served in his White House for a brief period after the inauguration
- Flynn plead guilty last week to lying to the FBI and agreed to cooperate with a special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the election
- President said that Hillary Clinton, his former opponent and a former secretary of state, ‘lied many times, nothing happened to her’
- Clinton was investigated for mishandling classified information after her secret server was discovered but she was never charged with a crime
President Donald Trump rushed to Michael Flynn’s defense on Monday morning, accusing the feds of destroying his former national security adviser’s life.
Trump told reporters he feels ‘very badly’ for Flynn, a retired general who served in his White House for a brief period after the inauguration.
The president compared Flynn to Hillary Clinton, his former opponent for president and a former secretary of state, ‘lied many times, nothing happened to her.’
‘Flynn lied, and it’s like they ruined his life. It was very unfair.’
Flynn plead guilty last week to lying to the FBI and agreed to cooperate with a special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the election.
President Donald Trump rushed to Michael Flynn’s defense on Monday morning, accusing the feds of destroying his former national security adviser’s life
‘Flynn lied, and it’s like they ruined his life. It was very unfair,’ Trump said on Monday. Flynn is seen on Friday in Washington leaving his plea deal hearing
Trump is on his way to Utah for an event today. He stopped to talk to press on the South Lawn of the White House over the roar of Marine One.
Asked about his former aide as he walked away, Trump said: ‘I feel badly for General Flynn. I feel very badly.
‘Flynn lied and they destroyed his life. I think it’s a shame.’
Trump wondered at the fact that Clinton was allowed to give her testimony in her email case to the FBI in the summer of 2016 when she was not under oath. He accused her telling federal investigators untruths.
Clinton was never charged with a crime, despite a finding that she had been reckless with sensitive material.