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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer will hold a briefing this afternoon following the resignation of Michael Flynn as national security advisor.

The White House press briefing will begin at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time from the White House Briefing Room. It can be viewed live in the embedded YouTube player via The White House.

This will be White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s first time speaking publicly since the resignation of Michael Flynn following reports that Flynn had lied when he said he never spoke with Russia Amabassador Sergey Kislyak about sanctions against Moscow.

The Washington Post also reported on Monday that the Justice Department warned the White House last month that Flynn could be vulnerable to blackmail from Russia and that he mischaracterized his conversation with Kislyak.

Spicer will be asked to clarify today what President Donald Trump knew about Michael Flynn’s communications with Russia and when he knew it, with specific focus on that Washington Post report that the White House sat on a vital warning from the Justice Department and did not act until they faced pressure from the media.

Spicer may also be asked to explain the circumstances that lead up to Flynn’s departure. White House aides have told reporters that Flynn resigned on his own, but House Speaker Paul Ryan suggested during a press conference on Tuesday that Trump asked Flynn to leave.

“I think the president was right to ask for his resignation,” Ryan said.