Trump slams media in media conference as Russia questions continue

Updated February 17, 2017 08:36:00

US President Donald Trump has aggressively faced the media in an hour-long press conference, as his administration faces further scrutiny over alleged links with Russia. Mr Trump said that former national security adviser Michael Flynn was just 'doing his job' when he spoke to a Russian diplomat about sanctions imposed on Moscow by the Obama administration. The President has also signalled that he will sign a new executive order next week to circumvent court rulings stalling his immigration ban on citizens from seven mostly-Muslim countries.

Source: AM | Duration: 4min 28sec

Topics: world-politics, united-states, russian-federation

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The US President, Donald Trump, has faced the media this morning and faced a grilling over links to Russia.

At a White House news conference, Mr Trump said former national security adviser Michael Flynn was just "doing his job" when he spoke to a Russian diplomat about sanctions imposed on Moscow by the Obama administration.

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