US President Donald Trump has denied any complicity between his campaign and Russia in his first comment on the testimony of his former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, about his contacts with Moscow.
"There is no complicity at all, and we are very happy," he told reporters in Washington after leaving the White House for New York on Saturday.
On Friday, Michael Flynn admitted responsibility for lying to the FBI about his contacts with then-Russian ambassador to Washington Sergey Kislyak.
The former adviser said in a statement that he bears full responsibility for his actions, adding that he was not forced to admit his guilt, and his decision does not result from any deal between him and the court.
On Friday, he agreed to cooperate with Special Inspector Robert Mueller, who is investigating possible complicity between Russia and Trump's presidential campaign in 2016, something Moscow has repeatedly denied.
On Friday, US President Donald Trump published a tweet on Twitter saying his former adviser Michael Flynn, charged Friday with lying to the FBI in the Russian intervention case, did not commit anything illegal during the transitional period Between winning the presidency and inauguration.
"I had to dismiss General Flynn because he lied to the vice president and the FBI," Trump wrote in a tweet that had formed his second comment since the morning. "He admitted to lying. That's sad because what he did during the transitional period was legal. Something to hide. "
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