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Russia issue, ty cobb, will be doing that shortly but a few minutes ago a source close to the white house who advises them on the flynn issue told cnns jim acosta that this was expected, that michael flynn had demonstrated poor judgment and that he was fired for lying to the vice president and so, of course, he would lie to the fbi. so the source saying that michael flynns charge of lying to the fbi was expected in part because he had demonstrated a willingness to lie elsewhere, particularly to ...

These conversations happened during the transition and he lied about it when he was in his official role. the white house still waiting to hear what theyre going to say about that and how theyre going to spin it, but this source close to the white house on the flynn issue is saying that they expected it, they thought it was going to be coming. john? >> abby, stand by for us and let us know if we get more from the white house. again, michael flynn expected to plead guilty within minutes inside th...

An administrative way. flynns case is all the more unusual because hes already out of government, shep. >> shepard: catherine, what is the word from the white house on this if anything? >> the flynn issue came up in the briefing last hour. it was a question about his son and whether he is also under fbis investigate. >> is mike flynn jr. the subject of an investigation? is the president concerned that someone that served on his team is the superintendent of a federal investigation? >> i would re...

The eastern district of virginia that is handling the federal investigation into trump national security adviser michael flynn and his ties and it would seem according to the "washington post," the same grand jury dealing with the flynn issue is also dealing with the manafort issue. it also now is handling these inquiries into the paul manafort and his foreign business ties as well. now, thats important because that would seem to indicate theyre now bringing the cases sort of under one roof. the...

The fact that on a series of questions comey was asked in which his version of their meetings, meaning trumps was questioned, comey said, not tru true. for example, who called whom. these are small things, but nonetheless, being called a liar has an effect. comey is diminished by the fact, and he admitted, he used the word "cowardly" to describe his reactions. as you say, from the pressure of the clinton administration, not to use the word investigation which was a way to please, placate, help t...

I dont know the president well enough to read him well. i think it was -- first of all, relationship didnt get off to a great start, given the conversation i had to have on january 6th. this didnt improve the relationship because it was very, very awkward. he was asking for something, and i was refusing to give it. again, i dont know him well enough to know how he reacted to that exactly. >> do you believe the russia investigation played a role? >> in why i was fired? >> yes. >> yes. ive seen th...

Had. >> i dont know for sure. because i dont know the president well enough to read him well. i think it was, first of all, the relationship didnt get off to a great start given the conversation i had to have on january 6th. this was not -- this didnt improve the relationship because it was very, very awkward. he was asking for something and i was refusing to give it. but again, i dont know him well enough to know how he reacted to that exactly. >> do you believe the russia investigation played ...

Not invest getting them personally. thats true. >> the concern to me there is that all these things are going on, you know in retrospect or at least for this committee, you had serious concerns about what the president, you believe directed you to do and taken no action, hadnt even reported up the chain of command, assuming you believe there is a chain of command, that these things happen. do you have a sense of that looking back at that was a mistake? >> know, in fact, i think no action was the...

President well enough to read him well. i think it was -- our relationship didnt get off to a great start given the conversation i had to have on january 6th. this didnt improve the relationship because it was very, very awkward. he was asking for something and i was refusing to give it. but again i dont know him well enough to know how he reacted to that exactly. >> do you believe the russia investigation played a role? >> in why i was fired? >> yes. ive seen the president say so. >> all right....

All right, we are, of course, continuing to monitor the hearings, the senate having the hearing on neil gorsuch today, but also want to bring you other news because senate lawmakers are about to begin the next phase of the russia investigation. >> the senate intelligence committee is expected to be holding private interviews today. want to get right to cnn senior congressional reporter, manu raju, on capitol hill. manu, what are they expecting to hear and do we have any idea who theyre expecting...