DAY 71: Trump tries to justify immunity for Flynn, but in 2016 he said immunity meant crime

This is the first thing Donald Trump tweeted today in a response to the fact that Michael Flynn asked for imminity from prosecution in exchange for testifying before Congress:

Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 31, 2017

"Witch hunt", huh? That's not what Trump said when he was campaigning on September 27, 2016. Back then, as the following video shows, he said "If you're not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?"

Trump today: "Mike Flynn should ask for immunity"

Trump on Sep. 27th: "If you're not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for?" pic.twitter.com/t647jv6Htq

— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) March 31, 2017

So as you can see, Donald Trump is contradicting himself. Which is another way of saying Trump is lying.

By the way: the Senate rejected Flynn's request for immunity, while leaving the possibility open in the future.

What's interesting about the CNBC article is the fact that the "witch hunt" phrase was used first by Flynn's lawyer when asking for immunity.