Trump transition was told Flynn would likely need to register as foreign agent: report
Source: The Hill
President Trump’s transition team was reportedly told that former national security adviser Michael Flynn would likely have to register as a foreign agent before stepping into the job despite White House claims that Trump was unaware of his lobbying work.
Flynn filed paperwork on Wednesday to officially register as a foreign agent, and admitted that he may have done work that benefited the Turkish government. The retired Army lieutenant general was previously paid more than half a million dollars for work for a Turkish company.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Thursday said Trump was unaware that Flynn had lobbied in the interest of a foreign government, and Vice President Pence called Flynn’s registration as a foreign agent “an affirmation of the president's decision to ask Gen. Flynn to resign."
It wasn’t clear when the Trump team learned about Flynn’s lobbying work with Turkey, according a Friday report from The Associated Press, but it was before the inauguration.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/323411-trump-transition-team-was-told-flynn-would-likely-need-to-register-as
How long before Congressional Republicans start volunteering that Pence was out of the loop?
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