Washington Post: Trump says Flynn was treated unfairly, a day after Spicer said he was fired because of a lack of trust
President Trump criticized the intelligence community and the media Wednesday for the news reports that ultimately led to national security adviser Michael Flynn’s resignation Monday night, less than four weeks into his White House tenure.
“I think he’s been treated very, very unfairly by the media — as I call it, the ‘fake media,’ in many cases — and I think it’s really a sad thing that he was treated so badly,” Trump said at a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “I think in addition to that, from intelligence, papers are being leaked, things are being leaked.”
Trump added that the leaks were a “criminal action, criminal act.”
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Update: Trump Blames ‘Very Unfair’ Media Coverage for Flynn’s Downfall (Bloomberg)
WNU Editor: It looks like President Trump has some regrets. But if Michael Flynn did what he has been accused of ..... lying to the Vice President, top White House officials, etc. .... the grounds for why he should have been fired are valid. Meanwhile .... former National Security adviser Michael Flynn is saying that he has done nothing wrong .... EXCLUSIVE: In Final Interview, Defiant Flynn Insists He Crossed No Lines, Leakers Must Be Prosecuted (Daily Caller). My guess is that the truth will finally come out when the transcript for the Michael Flynn-Russian ambassador phone call that has caused all of this uproar is finally made public. And while the New York Times and the Washington Post have decided not to post this transcript (as of today) .... my guess is that it will be posted after this story has run its course.
