Rep. Cummings busts Pence: I warned the vice president directly about Michael Flynn (NOV letter)

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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.




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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 Flynn’s work and appointed him to the position anyway. Now Marc T. Short, the White House director for Legislative Affairs and Pence’s longtime aide and family friend, is orchestrating the obstruction of the House Oversight Committee’s 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 Flynn’s conflicts of interest:

In addition to being in the press in the fall — well after General Flynn’s last background check — I warned the Vice President directly six months ago about the conflicts created by Lt. General Flynn’s company lobbying on behalf of Turkish interests. It is unclear whether the White House heeded my warnings or did any vetting at all, but it’s 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 Flynn’s 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. The media will ignore..

and talk Hillary all day..

[2naSalit]

2. This illigitimate regime...

is all about anything BUT the truth.

[iluvtennis]

11. Liars, Liars, everywhere

[oasis]

3. Pence looked the interviewer straight in the eye and lied his ass off

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]

12. That is my hope.

[furtheradu]

4. Goood Job, Rep.Cummings!

Documented! Now raise HE**!! We need pense out, before trump impeachment.

[gratuitous]

5. A letter? No wonder Pence missed it

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]

6. chuckle

[spanone]

7. Thank You Congressman Cummings.!

[democrank]

8. K & R

Keep hammering away

[More_Cowbell]

9. Maybe the letter was delivered by a female USPS carrier

Therefore Pence had to ignore it

[Lyricalinklines]

13. Oh that's RICH! eom

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Purge Pence First. Ban Bannon. Flay Flynn. Jab Jared. Turf the tRump Reich. . . nt

[tblue37]

14. Maybe he is trying to inoculate us against having Pence as president

because he thinks (or maybe knows) Trump won't hold the office much longer.

[Mr. Ected]

15. I had fully expected Rachel to expose this last night

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]

16. Pence has been lying his ass off.

In my opinion.