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Rep. Cummings busts Pence: I warned the vice president directly about Michael Flynn
http://shareblue.com/rep-cummings-busts-pence-i-warned-the-vice-president-directly-about-michael-flynn/
By Tommy Christopher | May 2, 2017
As evidence grows of the White House cover-up of the Michael Flynn scandal, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) has issued a statement that implicates Vice President Mike Pence, who apparently lied to the American people about his involvement.
(AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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In March, Pence claimed that he had just learned of payments that Flynn received for his work on behalf of the Turkish government. However, new reports show that the Trump transition team, led by Pence, was aware of Flynns work and appointed him to the position anyway. Now Marc T. Short, the White House director for Legislative Affairs and Pences longtime aide and family friend, is orchestrating the obstruction of the House Oversight Committees investigation of Flynn, which could be incredibly damaging to Pence.
In a statement emailed to Shareblue, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), the ranking member of that committee, states that he personally warned Pence about Flynns conflicts of interest:
In addition to being in the press in the fall well after General Flynns last background check I warned the Vice President directly six months ago about the conflicts created by Lt. General Flynns company lobbying on behalf of Turkish interests. It is unclear whether the White House heeded my warnings or did any vetting at all, but its clear now that they could have prevented the problems that occurred with Lt. General Flynn. Republicans in Congress are doing a disservice to the White House and our national security interests by not conducting rigorous and serious oversight of the Administration, especially to help catch issues early and address them.
Cummings is referring to a letter that he sent Pence in November, during the presidential transition, warning of Flynns activities on behalf of a foreign government, and requesting additional information from Pence, as head of the transition team........................................
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coco22
(1,258 posts)and talk Hillary all day..
2naSalit
(86,843 posts)is all about anything BUT the truth.
iluvtennis
(19,882 posts)oasis
(49,429 posts)saying he had no previous knowledge. We'll see ads highlighting these lies when Pence seeks a full four year presidential term in 2020.
riversedge
(70,349 posts)furtheradu
(1,865 posts)Documented! Now raise HE**!! We need pense out, before trump impeachment.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)You know how it is, the mail piles up, and you're all busy with transition team stuff, and you don't have any staff or assistants, and a letter from a U.S. Congressman just gets overlooked. No need for any investigations into this. It's just the National Security Adviser, not something important like a business deal in The Phillippines. Jeez, the White House is a busy place. They can't be expected to run background checks on every last appointee. Takes a lot of time. President Trump had to get moving, right quick. They looked over Flynn's application form, and he checked "No" on the "I am a criminal" statement. What more can you expect?
riversedge
(70,349 posts)spanone
(135,900 posts)democrank
(11,112 posts)Keep hammering away
More_Cowbell
(2,191 posts)Therefore Pence had to ignore it
Lyricalinklines
(367 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,047 posts)tblue37
(65,502 posts)because he thinks (or maybe knows) Trump won't hold the office much longer.
Mr. Ected
(9,673 posts)A little disappointed this didn't gain any traction yesterday, since it isn't just a rumor, but rather, our esteemed Rep. Cummings at the center of the incident.
Q: What did Pence know, when did he know it, and what did he do about it? A: He knew everything from the beginning and has covered up, just like the rest of them.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)In my opinion.