David Gergen actually said...

"He did not ask General Flynn, did not direct General Flynn to make those phone calls to the Russian ambassador."

"I think that this White House unfortunately has fed us so many misleading statements and so many lies over time."

"It seems unlikely someone would call five times unless he were on a mission that was encouraged by the president or by somebody higher up in the White House."

"When did he know? And when did he know it? If they had a report to the legal counsel, the general counsel would have reported presumably to the president. Why then is Flynn still there?"