President Trump was aware that his national security adviser Michael Flynn had misled White House officials and Vice President Pence for "weeks" before he was forced to resign on Monday night.
Trump was briefed by White House Counsel Don McGahn that Flynn had discussed U.S. sanctions with the Russian ambassador "immediately" after McGahn was informed that Flynn had misled Pence, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday.
"We've been reviewing and evaluating this issue with respect to Gen. Flynn on a daily basis for a few weeks, trying to ascertain the truth," Spicer said.
The comments contradict the impression given by Trump on Friday aboard Air Force One that he was not familiar with a Washington Post report that revealed that Flynn had not told the truth about the calls.
"I don't know about that. I haven't seen it. What report is that? I haven't seen that. I'll look into that," Trump told the plane.
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