The statement was totally misleading because it led people think Trump instructed Flynn to collude with the Russians on the election. I saw it myself yesterday morning after Twitter exploded.
What really happened was that Trump instructed Flynn to contact the Russians over something that had NOTHING to do with the election or anything nefarious. But because Trump, it’s a big deal when workers make preliminary contacts with foreign governments.
And as far as anyone can tell from the facts, and not Ross’s initial ‘reporting’, that’s all it was. A big fat Nothing Burger.