Trump says he would 'certainly consider' bringing Michael Flynn back into his administration
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would "certainly consider" bringing Michael Flynn, a convicted felon who served as Trump's first national security advisor, back into his administration.
"It's something that nobody's asked me, but you're asking me for the first time, I would certainly consider it, yeah, I would," Trump said.Flynn pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI about his conversations with the Russian ambassador before Trump's inauguration. Flynnand is now trying to withdraw his guilty plea, arguing he is the victim of misconduct by prosecutors.
"We'd look," Trump said when asked what position Flynn might hold if he was brought back into the administration.When asked Thursday if he planned to pardon Flynn, Trump suggested that he wouldn't need to because he expected Flynn would be exonerated.
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