Michael Flynns resignation proves some Washington rules still apply to Donald Trump
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Michael Flynn's resignation as Donald Trump's national security adviser late Monday night proves that even for this most unorthodox of presidents, some of the old rules of Washington politics still apply.
Flynn — and the broader Trump administration — had been on defense for the last five days in the wake of a Washington Post report that Flynn had discussed recently-imposed economic sanctions with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, despite repeatedly denying having done so. Flynn denied it on the record to The Post and, more damaging for him, to Vice President Pence, who went on a Sunday show to assert that the sanctions had never come up in Flynn's conversations with the Russians.
Talk of Flynn's future dominated this weekend's political talk shows. The Post, New York Times and Wall Street Journal all ran stories raising questions about Flynn's ability to survive. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway told MSNBC Monday afternoon that Flynn “enjoys the full confidence” of Trump.
Shortly after, White House press secretary Sean Spicer seemed to contradict Conway, insisting that Trump was evaluating Flynn's future. Hours later, Flynn was gone.
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