Check this out—House Democrats told VP Mike Pence about Flynn and they kept the receipts to prove it

by Jen Hayden

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Friday, May. 19, 2017 Friday, May. 19, 2017 at 6:19:14am PDT

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) speaks as Sen. Tom Udall (D-MN) (L) and Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) (R) look on during a news conference at the Capitol April 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. Congressional Democrats held a news conference to discuss the first 100 days of the Trump presidency. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) — Boom! Democrats kept the receipts

The Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are not buying Mike Pence’s story that he didn’t know Michael Flynn was lobbying on behalf of the country of Turkey while he was a member of Trump’s transition team. Vice President Mike Pence was the head of Donald Trump’s transition team and most certainly should have known Flynn’s shady side work for a foreign government. In fact, all the way back in November, shortly after the election, Rep. Elijah Cummings specifically warned Mike Pence about Michael Flynn. This morning, they released the receipts showing the full letter they sent to Mike Pence and an acknowledgement from Trump’s transition team they’d received the letter. Check it out as House Democrats hand Mike Pence an anchor:

@RepCummings .@RepCummings warned #VP about #Flynn's Turkish work on Nov 18, but VP says he didn't know until March. https://t.co/GuOOJ7qKOu
Ã¢ÂÂ House OversightDems (@OversightDems) May 19, 2017

@RepCummings #VP now sticking to his claim, and his aide says of @RepCummings letter, Ã¢ÂÂIÃ¢ÂÂm not sure we saw the letter.Ã¢ÂÂ https://t.co/fp5p5OiUUz
Ã¢ÂÂ House OversightDems (@OversightDems) May 19, 2017

Oh, really? Here’s the receipt from Trump’s team which confirms they got the letter:

@RepCummings Well, here's #Trump team's official receipt to @RepCummings promising to "review your letter carefully." pic.twitter.com/7Bu3WGFIwv
Ã¢ÂÂ House OversightDems (@OversightDems) May 19, 2017

And here is a copy of the full, detailed three-page letter Rep. Cummings sent to the Trump transition outlining Flynn’s unacceptable ties to the Turkish government:

@RepCummings READ THIS: Nov. 18 letter from @RepCummings warning VP-Elect #Pence about #FlynnÃ¢ÂÂs work on behalf of foreign interests. pic.twitter.com/cCmHBZdC4Z
Ã¢ÂÂ House OversightDems (@OversightDems) May 19, 2017

How long can Mike Pence continue with his denial? Either he was a competent lead of the transition team and knew of Flynn’s background and still worked to install him as Trumps National Security Advisor or Pence was clueless and incompetent and did not know. Either way, this is not looking good for Pence. Mother is going to be so disappointed.

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