The White House abruptly canceled President Trump’s sole public appearance for Friday, shortly after his former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and confirmed that he is cooperating with prosecutors in their investigation of Trump’s 2016 campaign. The White House had no scheduled news briefing on Friday and directed all calls about the investigation to Ty Cobb, the president’s attorney. Trump often responds to shouted questions during such events, but White House aides told waiting journalists that they would not be brought in. Trump is also scheduled to attend a Christmas reception for members of the media at the White House on Friday afternoon. Though the schedule suggested he would make remarks there privately, the Flynn news cast doubts on those plans, especially because many journalists would demand that Trump address the matter for the record.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 01, 2017 18:08 UTC