Source: Trump transition team requested security clearance for Flynn Jr.

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

Officials from President-elect Donald Trump's transition team attempted to distance themselves Tuesday from Michael G. Flynn -- the son and former top aide to his father, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who is Trump's pick for national security adviser and was involved in the transition effort.

However, a government source tells CNN that the Trump transition team had requested a security clearance for the younger Flynn.

When asked about the request for clearance on CNN's "The Lead," Vice President-elect Mike Pence wouldn't answer Jake Tapper's repeated questions about whether he knew the transition team sought security clearance for Flynn Jr. Instead, Pence repeated that the younger Flynn was merely helping his father with scheduling and administrative matters -- and no longer is doing so.

Pressed on seeking a security clearance for Flynn Jr., Pence said: "Well, whatever the appropriate paperwork was to assist him in that regard, Jake, I'm sure was taking place. But that's no longer the case."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/06/politics/trump-transition-michael-flynn-conspiracy-theories/index.html

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. So they're lying?

Moral of the story: don't {tick off} an administrative assistant in DC.

[riversedge]

5. "On Tuesday morning, Pence said that the younger Flynn had no role on the transition.....

Pence is a lying SOB!!


"On Tuesday morning, Pence said that the younger Flynn had no role on the transition.
A transition spokesman, Jason Miller, later amended that statement to acknowledge that Flynn had worked for the transition, though he downplayed it as merely "helping out with scheduling and administrative work."

[hamsterjill]

2. Arrogant jerk!

Good for Jake Tapper for pressing the point.

The media is going to have to learn to be very aggressive this Trumpence!

[haele]

3. Maybe the clearance was for "Unclassified" only.

The basic classification for vendors to be able to get into the Oval Office to bring coffee, munchies, and gossip.
But with Flynn Jr.'s background (heck, Flynn Sr...), I wouldn't grant them more than a visitor's pass after a full body cavity search to pull their heads out of their asses.
On second thought, I'd leave their collective heads in their asses. Less potential damage to national security that way.

Haele

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Soon no Russian hacking will be necessary

our secrets will be widely known to the extended families of everyone
who serves in the White House

[riversedge]

6. What security clearance? Pence dodges questions about Michael Flynn's son

I like the headline on the cnn front page: www.cnn.com



What security clearance?




Pence dodges questions about Michael Flynn's son
Pence pressed on clearance for Flynn's sonPence denies Flynn Jr.'s role on transition

[world wide wally]

7. The son should be in fucking jail for his Pizzagate bullsht

[Baitball Blogger]

8. What scares me the most about pizzagate

Republican project their accusations. In other words, they blame dems for criminal actions that they themselves are guilty of.

[Solly Mack]

9. Daddy's equally nutty little acorn should be sued for Pizzagate.