Kellyanne Conway Gives Jaw-Dropping Interview Over Trump’s Handling Of Michael Flynn Scandal – WBNews

© Today Kellyanne Conway has been wheeled out to defend the White House’s handling of the shock resignation of Michael Flynn. In an interview on NBC’s Today Show with Matt Lauer, Donald Trump’s counsellor appeared to imply the national security advisor would have kept his job had he not stood down, simply because the President is “extremely loyal”. Flynn resigned last night over a call he made to the Russian Ambassador in December during which they allegedly discussed sanctions. Under US law it is illegal for private citizens – which Flynn was at the time – to carry out diplomatic relations. Only hours earlier, Conway had said Flynn had the “complete confidence” of Trump. Remember when Kellyanne Conway said Michael Flynn had Trump’s “full confidence”? It was, like, five hours ago.— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) February 14, 2017 It also transpired the White House has been warned by the Justice Department last month about the call and had been told it may have made him vulnerable to blackmail by Russia. Despite this, Flynn retained his position for a number of weeks and, according to Conway, only resigned when it emerged he had misled Vice President Mike Pence about the content of the call. Looking forward to Kellyanne Conway going on TV tomorrow and saying that Michael Flynn was a figment of our imagination cooked up by the MSM— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) February 14, 2017 In a resignation letter, Flynn said he gave Pence and others “incomplete information” about his calls with…more detail