CNN is calling him a victim of political assassination, that's a pretty bold claim - http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/02/15/steve-king-flynn-victim-of-political-assassination-newday-sot.cnn
I still don't think Donald Trump is a Russian spy or anything like that when people go ahead and allege those crazy claims about him, I don't know why Flynn didn't tell the truth to Mike Pence but there's probably a lot we don't know relating to it.
I think the Russians played a part in helping to expose the Dems which led to Trumps election, that's the only part they played.