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What's Happening This Week In The Robert Mueller Investigation? - Velshi & Ruhle - MSNBC
And we know that Mike Pence lied about the tRump administration's talking point, that Flynn had lied to Pence.
Pence pleads ignorance as Russia probe deepens - Politico 12/4/17 (one year ago)
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But Flynn’s overtures to foreign governments took place in the midst of a transition that Pence was leading.
“Either he didn’t know about it and then there’s why didn’t he know about it, or he did know about it and he’s lying. Neither is tenable for him,” said Rick Tyler, a Republican strategist and former communications director for the presidential bid of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). “One speaks to a lack of character, and one speaks to a lack of competence — neither of which we want in a vice president, or a future president.”
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But Flynn’s overtures to foreign governments took place in the midst of a transition that Pence was leading.
“Either he didn’t know about it and then there’s why didn’t he know about it, or he did know about it and he’s lying. Neither is tenable for him,” said Rick Tyler, a Republican strategist and former communications director for the presidential bid of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). “One speaks to a lack of character, and one speaks to a lack of competence — neither of which we want in a vice president, or a future president.”
Revisit Rachel Maddow's piece
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/exclusive-pence-has-not-been-contacted-by-mueller-investigation-1108065347976
Longer version - Fast-forward to 7:00m
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-pence-story-on-flynn-impossible-to-believe-895464515859