POTUS briefed fully on Flynn/Kislyak phone calls

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. It's the WHEN did he know the full details. And didn't tell Pence, so Pence says. Pence making his

Pence is making his move to become Trump's Gerald Ford. He is distancing himself, perhaps with some truth, I don't know. He is saying he was out of the loop, not informed. This of course also has echos with GHW Bush who said he was "out of the loop" in Iran-Contra in Reagan's White House despite having been CIA director and heavily into international affairs.

At the very least, tRump knew the full details for at least 17 days during which

1) tRump did not inform Pence that he had been lied to.

2) tRump did not fire Flynn for lying to Pence in December, the offense tRump says he finally did fire him for.

The "Flynn lied to Pence" excuse is probably a coverup for deeper transgressions, which is why tRump covered up Flynn for at least 17 days until the media made an issue of it.