change. he was concerned he had misled the vice president and the president and others. the president must have complete and unwavering trust for the person in that position. the evolving and eroding level of trust as a result of this situation in a series of other questionable instances is what led the president to ask for general flynn's resignation. immediately after the department of justice notified the white house counsel of the situation the white house counsel briefed the president in a small group of senior advisors. the white house also reviewed and determined that there is not a legal issue but rather a trust issue. the acting attorney general informed the white house counsel that they wanted to give quote a heads up to us on some comments that may have seemed in conflict with what he had sent the vice president out in particular.