Article snippet: President Trump was pitched into a deepening crisis on Friday as his former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and announced that he was cooperating with the team of investigators spearheaded by special counsel Robert Mueller. The news, which broke early on Friday morning, delivered a seismic shock to the Trump team. “Terrible,” was the verdict of one source close to Trump, speaking on condition of anonymity. The source added that Mueller’s success in getting Flynn to flip was “very dangerous” for the president. The likelihood of Flynn cooperating with Mueller had been on the rise since Thanksgiving, when his attorneys had told lawyers working for Trump that they could no longer share information. But the confirmation that the former national security adviser had been turned by Mueller was a political and legal bombshell. The atmosphere of crisis gave rise to chaotic moments. At one point, a small group of reporters at the White House assembled for a scheduled “pool spray” — jargon for a brief opportunity for photos and a shouted question or two — as Trump met the Libyan prime minister in the Oval Office. They were then led back to the briefing room without being let into the meeting. “There is no pool spray,” they were told by White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters. Trump on Saturday morning told reporters he’s not worried about the Flynn developments. “What has been shown is no collusion," he said when asked about ... Link to the full article to read more