House Speaker: When Trump Saw White House 'Being Misled' by Flynn, Resignation Requested

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) told reporters today that President Trump "was right to ask for" former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn's resignation while GOP senators want more answers about his contacts with Russia.

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway told the Today show this morning, though, that Flynn was the one to offer his resignation.

"He knew he had become a lightning rod and he made that decision," Conway said.

Flynn resigned Monday night after reports that he had spoken about sanctions with the Russian ambassador on the day that then-President Obama levied new penalties against Moscow for their influence campaign during the U.S. presidential election. Flynn originally said sanctions were not part of the transition-period conversation, and Vice President Pence publicly repeated the same in Flynn's defense.

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