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Hes led a very strong life and i feel very badly. flynn lied and they destroyed his life. >> so hes a very good gentleman, hes a good man, he supports him, its the media thats after him. but hes pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. so if flynn is giving damaging information to mueller about the president, how does the white house defend the president after all that praise? >> well, the white house has made the point -- although they didnt need to make it, its obvious that someone who pleads guilt...

Supportive for his ousted national security adviser asking them to praise flynn even after his exit from the administration. >> michael flynn, general flynn say wonderful man. i think hes been treated very, very unfairly by the media. i think its very, very unfair whats happened to general flynn. the way he was treated. and the documents and papers that were illegally, i stress that, illegally leaked. >> i do feel badly for him. he served the country. he was a general. his man has served for man...

Treattrea treated unfairly. listen. >> general flynn is a wonderful man. i think hes been treated very, very unfairly by the media. this man has served for many years. hes a general. hes, my opinion, a very good person. i feel badly for general flynn. i feel very badly. hes led a very strong life and i feel very badly. >> so as you heard there, trump is praising flynn even after it was announced hes helping robert muellers investigation. what do you make of that? why do you think hes doing that,...

That, illegally leaked. >> i do feel badly for him. he served the country. he was a general. this man has served for many years. hes a general. hes -- in my opinion, a very good person. >> well, i feel badly for general flynn. i feel very badly. hes led a very strong life and i feel very badly. >> he may not be feeling badly tonight. donald trump turning on mike flynn would be a significant change in the probe and i say regardless of where this probe heads. we dont know what mueller has or will ...

>> well, i feel badly for general flynn. i feel very badly. hes led a very strong life. >> the latest on all things russia. "washington post" reporter contributor, the one who broke the trump/flynn legal defense story and garrett haake with us as well remains to my envy in sunny palm beach where the president is on vacation. how worried is the white house about what michael flynn may say to robert mueller and his team? >> well, any good lawyer will be preparing for the worst. my sources inside t...

Former national security adviser. >> michael flynn, general flynn, is a wonderful man. i think hes been treated very, very unfairly by the media. i think its very, very unfair whats happened to general flynn, the way he was treated and the dounlts acuments and pa that were illegally -- i stress that -- illegally leaked. i do feel badly for him. he served the country. he was a general. this man has served for many years. hes a general. hes a -- in my opinion, a very good person. >> well, i feel b...

Years. hes a general. hes a -- in my opinion a very good person. >> well, i feel badly for general flynn. i feel very badly. hes led a very strong life and i feel very badly. >> im joined now on the phone by the author of that new report carol leonnig. carol, thank you for joining us. let me key in on these words, this perspective strategy of painting flynn as a liar is contingent apparently on whether, you say here, he accuses the president or his senior aides of any wrongdoing. is trumps legal...

Well, e fei feel badly for gene flynn. hes led a very strong life. >> joining me now is the author of that "washington post" article carol lenic. some fascinating insight there into the legal strategy that is emerging in the event they decide to go after michael flynn. what are you learning in terms of how the presidents legal team plans to cast michael flynn as a liar, given the fact that for the past several month, theyve been standing by him? especially the president, hes been saying hes a gr...

Years. hes a general. hes a -- in my opinion, a very good person. well, i feel badly for general flynn. i feel very badly. hes led a very strong life. >> so john dowd, the presidents lawyer called this fake news. this is a "washington post" report that says that theyre readying to call mike flynn a liar if they need to, if he says things that will not help the president, to robert mueller. how do they do that? how do they do that credibly, and can they, when we have all of that tape of the presi...

Concerning. >> and even after flynn pled guilty, trump was still supportive of him. >> i feel badly for general flynn. i feel very badly. hes led a very strong life and i feel very badly. >> this is a guy who was a detail man, right? do those entanglements -- can you explain them? >> i cant explain them. i say hes a different person after he left active duty. >> michael flynn, the lieutenant general who served three decades. the intelligence officer who played a key role in hunting down terroris...