Trump’s tweet: “I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. There was nothing to hide!”Amid questions raised by the tweet, Trump associates tried to put distance Saturday evening between the president himself and the tweet. It’s unclear why Trump would cite lying to the FBI as a reason for firing Flynn. After Trump forced Flynn out, he asked FBI Director James Comey to end the bureau’s probe in the matter, according to Comey’s account. At the time, Pence said Trump was justified in firing Flynn because Flynn had lied to him.

Source: Egypt Independent December 03, 2017 02:48 UTC