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Disturbing thing, very 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 i...

Flynn. i feel very badly. hes led a very strong life and i feel very badly. >> do you agree with president trump and his characterization about general flynn? >> well, i think its kind of a mixed bag. i think you have to recognize mikes 34 years of service in the army. as a soldier. and as an intelligence officer. he had a lot of deployed time in iraq and afghanistan. i know four or five years, something like that ft its a lot. and so you have to acknowledge that. and when he i did, it was a col...

Preparing to pardon flynn? heres abcs senior white house correspondent cecilia vega tonight. >> reporter: with mike flynns plea bargain creating new troubles for the white house, today the president was tightlipped on whether he would pardon his former national security adviser. >> any plans to pardon general flynn, mr. president? >> thank you very much. >> any plans to pardon general flynn, mr. president? >> thank you. >> reporter: ever since flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi, president ...

Adviser, and appeared to express some sympathy for the situation flynn is in, and also to try to turn the tables around on his former political rival, hillary clinton. >> well, i feel badly for general flynn. i feel very badly. hes led a very strong life and i feel very badly, john. i will say this. hillary clinton lied many times to the fbi, nothing happened to her. flynn lied and they destroyed his life. i think its a shame. hillary clinton on the fourth of july weekend went to the fbi, not un...

Well, i feel badly for general flynn. i feel very badly. hes led a very strong life and i feel very badly, john. i will say this, hillary clinton lied many times to the fbi, nothing happened to her. flynn lied, they destroyed his life. i think its a shame. hillary clinton on the fourth of july weekend went to the fbi not under oath, it was the most incredible thing anyone has ever seen, she lied in times, nothing happened to her. flynn lied and its like they ruined his life. very unfair. >> boy,...

Reporters a little bit about his trip to utah and he did answer one question about michael flynn and the fact that he entered a guilty plea, essentially, pleading guilty to lying to the fbi. take a listen to what the president had to say. >> i feel very badly. hes led a very strong life and i feel very badly, john. i will say this, hillary clinton lied many times to the fbi, nothing happened to her. flynn lied and they destroyed his life. i think its a shame. >> reporter: a couple of points, hal...

♪ >> i feel badly for general flynn. i feel very badly. hes led a very strong live, and i feel very badly. hillary clinton went to the fbi, she lied many times. nothing happened to her. flynn lies in its like they ruined his life. very unfair. >> we are beginning to see is the putting together of a case of obstruction of justice. >> they were talking about collusion this time six months ago but theres no evidence of that so now they pivoted to obstruction of justice. if comey felt obstructed, ...

Be done for many, many years. it will be one of the great really events in this country in a long time. so important for states rights. and so important for the people of utah. and i know a lot of you are coming out with me. well have plenty of time to talk. the stock market i think is going to have a very big day based on the massive tax cuts that were very much in the process of getting approved. but based on the vote we had last week, the stock market has been reacting unbelievably well. the ...

General flynn. i feel very badly. hes led a very strong life and i feel very badly, john. i will say this, hillary clinton lied many times to the fbi and nothing happened to her. flynn lied and they destroyed his life. i think its a shame. hillary clinton on the fourth of july weekend, went to the fbi, not under oath, it was the most incredible thing anyone has ever seen, she lied many times. nothing happened to her. flynn lied and its like they ruined his life. its very unfair. thank you very m...

Advisor -- >> well, i feel badly for general flynn. hes led a very strong life and i feel badly. i will say this. hillary clinton lied many times to the fbi and nothing happened to her. flynn lied and they destroyed his life. i think its a shame. >> reporter: mr. trumps legal team is offering a preview of a potential defense in the event the special counsels office makes its way to the oval office. the president cannot obstruct justice because hes the chief law enforcement officer. the president...