But he testified on Friday that he had fully informed members of Trump’s transition team about the communications, and had been guided by them. Flynn had brought McFarland to the transition and White House. Ty Cobb, a lawyer for Trump’s White House, pushed back on Flynn’s claims. “The false statements involved mirror the false statements to White House officials which resulted in his resignation in February of this year. Flynn didn’t disclose those contacts and payments, as required, when applying for his security clearance to work in the Trump White House.

Source: Mint December 02, 2017 05:03 UTC