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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Sarah Sanders

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Q Can I ask you very quickly about Michael Flynn? He has cooperated with the Special Counsel’s Office and met them 19 times.

Is there a particular reason why the President has not said he is a rat, the way that he has said that Michael Cohen is a rat, for cooperating with prosecutors?

MS. SANDERS: Look, we know Michael Cohen to be a liar on a number of fronts, and the President’s opinion is extremely clear on that front. I don’t see any reason to go beyond that comment at this point.

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Q Yeah, but what I’m trying to say is: Is the President concerned that Michael Flynn lied to representatives of his own government and was working for another government during the campaign? Does that concern him or not?

MS. SANDERS: Look, there’s certainly a concern, but that’s something for the court to make that determination, and we’ll let them do that.

Q Why does he keep making positive comments about him when he’s pleaded to this?

MS. SANDERS: Again, we’re going to let the court play that out, and they’ll make a determination on whether or not he engaged in something right or wrong.

Q But why is the President making positive comments about him given these things that he’s pleaded guilty to?

MS. SANDERS: It’s perfectly acceptable for the President to make a positive comment about somebody while we wait to see what the court’s determination is.