Trump had lost confidence in Flynn

washington - The US president Donald Trump has his national security adviser Michael Flynn asked to resign because he did not entirely trust him. That spokesman Sean Spicer White House said Tuesday.

According to Trump Spicer was worried that Flynn Vice President Mike Pence had misled about his contacts with representatives of Russia. Flynn would have spoken with the Russian ambassador on US sanctions against Moscow when Barack Obama was president. Trump has for weeks been dealing with the issue, said Spicer. Ultimately, it was not a legal but a trust issue. 'The president must absolutely trust this person. '

Meanwhile, Trump seems to be more concerned about how the messages of intelligence could leak about Flynn contacts with the Russian ambassador. 'The real story here is why there are so many illegal leaks coming from Washington. Will this continue as if I N. Korea etc. approach? 'Trump tweeted.

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