Rep. Cummings notified Pence about Flynn in November, 2016 by letter.

[deminks]

Stop the bullsh*t.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article137853633.html

Trump transition was told of Flynn’s lobbying, congressman’s letter to Pence shows

The top Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform told then Vice President-elect Mike Pence in a November letter that the man Donald Trump had tapped to be his national security adviser was lobbying on behalf of a foreign government.

The letter, a copy of which was shared with McClatchy, contradicts White House claims that neither Pence nor Trump knew of Michael Flynn’s lobbying until it was revealed in a Justice Department filing this week.

In the letter, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, asked Pence, then the leader of Trump’s transition team, for information regarding Flynn’s business interests and statements regarding potential conflicts of interests.

[Sculpin Beauregard]

1. Yes he did, and received a notification of receipt for it as well.

[dchill]

2. +1

[Honeycombe8]

25. A careful man who crosses his t's. A lawyer, I suppose. Well done!

Cummings apparently knew that the information about the foreign lobbying wouldn't have any effect on the Trump team, which is why he sent it registered or certified, to prove that they were notified.

[enough]

3. And the letter is direct to Pence as VP Elect. He can't claim ignorance. NT

[Phoenix61]

4. I remember seeing Cummings on tv talking about this

but it didn't gain any traction. MSM was still fauning over Twitler.

[Zoonart]

5. Pence is a liar...

manueverred into the VP slot By Paul Manafort as a Russian Fail-Safe, when Trump gets burned down.

[Snarkoleptic]

6. Yep, you can't immunize someone who already has the contagion.

n/t

[ananda]

7. Cumming's letter was receipted by Pence's office.

But they can still claim that Pence never saw it.

Uggghh

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Then Pence is an incompetent fool who runs an amateur office.

Pence has been in government for years including executive office so he has no excuse for running an incompetent office.

Since he is that incompetent, his Presidency can be expected to be similarly incompetent, though not as incompetent as tRump's, not by half.

[Ace Rothstein]

10. Or Pence is lying his ass off.

Which is most likely what has been going on for the last 6 months.

[herding cats]

17. This is my speculation.

A) We know this admin is covering up and lying.

B) Pence is in this up to his nose as head of the Trump transition team.

C) Pence knew, and he's lying.

[Alice11111]

20. Incompetent and lying. This info has been around for

Months. It is only now gaining any traction, and still not much. The Wall Street news is that the market is back in rally mode because if DT goes, we will have Pence, who will still pursue the tax and Deregulation agenda.

It isn't even coming up that Pence is a liar, and he has ignored all the warnings. He vetted Flynn.

[86derps]

11. Signature

Someone sign it so there is a signature. That person would then need to decide not to give it to Pence. Not give a certified letter that they signed for from Cummings. This is highly unlikely even in a Trump administration.

[Cosmocat]

13. YEP

It just is fantastical that anyone could think Pence didn't know, but it is a pretty routine dismissal for conservatives defending a conservative based on what you note.

Standard fair conservative fuck wittery where they are oh, so "liberal" in excusing their people while having on limit to the insane speculation that passed for "reality" relative to the evil liberals.

[LeftInTX]

21. Pence probably threw it in the garbage, ignored it

or didn't believe it because it came from a black Democrat.

[flamingdem]

9. Orrin Hatch it is...

omg, but less so than the others in line.

[justiceischeap]

14. At least he's a natty dresser. nt

[dflprincess]

23. He was a good friend of Ted Kennedy's

so maybe he has some redeeming qualities. At least he appears to be sane.

[deminks]

12. The letter was CC'd to The Honorable Jason Chaffetz

https://democrats-oversight.house.gov/sites/democrats.oversight.house.gov/files/documents/2016-11-18.EEC%20to%20Pence.pdf

They all knew. But Dumpster Fire hired him anyway. On purpose. With intent. IMHO.

[vkkv]

15. Pense LIES all week, then goes to Church on Sunday to beg forgiveness

in typical corrupt-Christian fashion.

[lark]

16. Hmm, I kind of doubt he asks forgiveness.

Think he's the kind of self-righteous asshole who just decides "he's" the one to do God's work, so everything he does is going in that direction so no forgiveness needed. He'll think he's totally cool with the "big guy", because he's so stupid, correct and has no real understanding of what true Christianity is.

[Sculpin Beauregard]

18. Pence is head warden in Shawshank Redemption

[dflprincess]

24. Perfect description of him

with a dash of the evil monk from "The DaVinci Code".

[Txbluedog]

19. Wait until Twitler is going down in flames...

and Pence claims that he has actually never met him

[wiggs]

22. This seems important. nt

[CentralMass]

26. "Sphincter Boy"

[TNNurse]

27. Pence is speaking at Notre Dame commencement today.

They thought Trump would be too controversial. Pence was their governor, they have experienced how awful he is. Some grads are walking out on him. I am eager to see how many.

[SunSeeker]

28. Why hasn't anyone in the media asked Pense about this letter?