US President Donald Trump changed his story Saturday on why he fired Michael Flynn as his national security adviser, now suggesting he knew at the time that Flynn had lied to the FBI as well as to vice president Mike Pence about his contacts with Russians during the presidential transition. Trump’s tweet: “I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI. 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. “Whether or not he actually misled the vice president was the issue, and that was ultimately what led to the president asking for and accepting the resignation of Gen. Flynn,” Spicer told reporters on February 14. At the time, Pence said Trump was justified in firing Flynn because Flynn had lied to him.

Source: Hindustan Times December 03, 2017 02:48 UTC