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malaise

(268,930 posts)
Fri Mar 10, 2017, 04:31 PM Mar 2017

Top Democrat sent letter to Mike Pence in November warning of Michael Flynn's Turkey lobbying

http://www.businessinsider.com/elijah-cummings-letter-to-mike-pence-about-flynn-turkey-lobbying-2017-3
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"Hearing that story today was the first I'd heard of it," Pence said, adding that he "fully" supported "the decision that President Trump made to ask for General Flynn's resignation."

But Rep. Elijah Cummings, the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent Pence a letter on November 18 requesting more information about the potential conflicts of interest posed by Flynn's lobbying work.

Cummings sent the letter four days after both The Daily Caller and Politico reported that Flynn's consulting firm, Flynn Intel Group Inc., had been hired to lobby for Turkish interests.

"Recent news reports have revealed that Lt. Gen. Flynn was receiving classified briefings during the presidential campaign while his consulting firm, Flynn Intel Group, Inc., was being paid to lobby the U.S. Government on behalf of a foreign government's interests," Cummings wrote.

"Lt. Gen. Flynn's General Counsel and Principal, Robert Kelley, confirmed that they were hired by a foreign company to lobby for Turkish interests, stating: 'They want to keep posted on what we all want to be informed of: the present situation, the transition between President Obama and President-Elect Trump.' When asked whether the firm had been hired because of Lt. Gen. Flynn's close ties to President-elect Trump, Mr. Kelley responded, 'I hope so.'"

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Top Democrat sent letter to Mike Pence in November warning of Michael Flynn's Turkey lobbying (Original Post) malaise Mar 2017 OP
It just doesn't stop with these treasonous con artists JenniferJuniper Mar 2017 #1
Hey 'Pentecostal Pence'! PearliePoo2 Mar 2017 #2
His Jebus is that bull on Wall Street malaise Mar 2017 #3

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
2. Hey 'Pentecostal Pence'!
Fri Mar 10, 2017, 04:52 PM
Mar 2017

You're a freakin' liar. Is that what your Jesus would do?
Man, this guy makes my skin crawl.

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