President Obama’s closest advisor admitted to the White House that he flip-flopped on the constitutionality of his executive amnesty orders.

“He encouraged the lawyers at the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security to give him parameters,” Valerie Jarrett told the New York Times when asked if the legal opinions “evolved” to allow Obama to issue the orders. “I think the intensity of their scrutiny of this issue grew after it was clear that Congress wasn’t going to act. But the president has consistently said that the best solution is a legislative one. This was not optimal to him.”

In November, Obama denied flip-flopping. “Well, actually, my position hasn’t changed,” he claimed.