WASHINGTON (AP) — More smoke but no smoking gun. Michael Flynn’s guilty plea Friday revealed a new layer of lies unearthed by the far-reaching investigation into ties between President Donald Trump and Russia, and put heightened scrutiny on the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. But Flynn’s admission, and all of the criminal cases thus far, have not resolved the fundamental question special counsel Robert Mueller is seeking to answer: Did Trump’s campaign collude with Russia to win the election? Trump himself was eager to settle that question as he offered his first public response to Flynn’s plea, saying Saturday: “What has been shown is no collusion, no collusion.