White House tries to distance Trump from aides amid FBI Russia probe

White House press secretary Sean Spicer referred to Mr Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn as a "volunteer of the campaign".

The White House is distancing itself from two former senior members of Donald Trump's team amid an FBI investigation into possible connections between "associates" of the US president and Russia.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer referred to Mr Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn (pictured) as a "volunteer of the campaign".