already aware for weeks. take a look how sean spicer explained the timeline today. >> 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. the white house counsel informed the president immediately. the president asked them to conduct a review whether there was a legal situation there, that was immediately determined there wasn't, that's what the president believed at the time what he had been told and proofed to be correct. the issue pure and simple came down to an issue of trust and the president concluded he no longer had the trust of his national security adviser. >> it was determined there was no legal issue there and that's a good indication that what's been hanging them up is not whether or not michael flynn discussed these with the russian