Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that “dirty, filthy cops at the top of the FBI” had “destroyed” the retired Army general, who briefly was Trump’s national security adviser. Priestap wrote, after a meeting with then-FBI Director James Comey and then-Deputy Director Andrew McCabe: “What’s our goal?
Flynn was fired by Trump in early 2017, less than one month into his administration, for lying to Vice President Mike Pence about his talks with Russia’s ambassador.
Trump has repeatedly fended off questions about pardoning Flynn and other convicted associates, such as former adviser Roger Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress and witness intimidation, and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who is jailed for tax evasion and other crimes.
“I like to stay out of it,” Trump said Thursday about Flynn. “I don’t have to stay out of it at all.
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