CNN’s Jim Acosta: Source Tells Me Flynn’s Plea Is Not Good for the W.H.

‘The president of the United States has told reporters repeatedly that the Russia investigation is fake news, that there were no contacts between his campaign and his associates and the Russians’

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ACOSTA: "I was talking to a source close to the White House earlier this morning who advises this White House on strategy, communication strategy, and this person was saying that this is not good for this White House. Somebody who usually offers a lot of fresh spin in terms of White House activities over here, Kate, this person was being pretty blunt, that this is not good, that this really is to be determined in terms of what happens next with the Russia collusion investigation, but this person was also trying to make the point and I think that’s why you’re seeing some of this creeping into this White House statement here. They’re trying to make the point that this is Michael Flynn’s poor judgment here, it was the words used by this one particular source, they feel that that does not paint the rest of the White House in the same fashion. But make no mistake, if Michael Flynn is cooperating with investigators saying that he was directed by Trump transition officials to make contacts with the Russians, that obviously involves more people than just Michael Flynn and it means that this investigation is going to drag on."

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