White House: Trump didn’t know Flynn was to register as foreign agent
In this Feb. 13 photo, Mike Flynn arrives for a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer holds up a Trump Administration document to “repeal and replace Obamacare” as he talks to the media during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington Friday.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says President Donald Trump was not aware his national security adviser was probably going to have to register as a foreign agent for his lobbying work.
Spokesman Sean Spicer said Friday that Michael Flynn’s decision to register was a personal decision and not one for the Trump’s lawyers to determine. He dismissed questions about whether Flynn’s work as a foreign agent should have given Trump pause in naming him national security adviser, saying Flynn had “impeccable credentials.”
Lawyers for Flynn told Trump’s transition team before the inauguration that he might need to register with the Justice Department as a foreign agent because of work on behalf of Turkey.
Flynn was fired after less than a month on the job after misleading Vice President Mike Pence and other White House officials about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S.