donald trump really take staffers advise tweet former national security adviser michael flynn former reality show star implicate fire general flynn lie vice president fbi trump tweet plead guilty lie shame action transition lawful nothing hide fire general flynn lie vice president fbi plead guilty lie shame action transition lawful nothing hide donald j. trump realdonaldtrump december 2017 oh god admit obstruction justice former justice department spokesman matthew miller tweet trump know flynn lie fbi ask comey let go case oh god admit obstruction justice trump know flynn lie fbi ask comey let go case https //t.co/c6wtd0tfzw matthew miller matthewamiller december 2017however last february then-white house press secretary sean spic say trump ask flynn resign position erode trust legal issue rather trust issue say time.after flynn leave trump defend call disgrace former national security adviser wonderful man think treat unfairly media call fake media many case trump say february think really sad thing treat badly flynn resign apologize give inaccurate assessment conversation russian ambassador sergey kislyak mike pence time vice-president elect.pence say flynn discuss sanction kislyak.the day flynn resign trump accord then-fbi director jam comey ask let go investigation flynn.trump admit know flynn lie fbi ask comey drop investigation short version trump trip little ck present exhibit trial obstruct justice.photo steve pope/getty image trump admit know flynn lie fbi ask comey drop investigation