Author: Jeff Anderson

Report: Mike Pence Was Kept in the Dark Justice Department’s Flynn Warning for 15 Days According to an NBC News report, Vice President Mike Pence was reportedly kept in the dark about the Justice Department’s warning about former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s phone calls with a Russian ambassador for more than two weeks after the White House and the president were informed. The NBC report said, “Vice President Mike Pence was informed of the Justice Department warning regarding former national security adviser Michael Flynn late on February 9, 15 days after the White House and the president knew,...

Report: Democratic Congressman Tells Colleagues To Expect More Flynn Revelations Politico is reporting that the ranking Democratic member of the House Intelligence Committee told his colleges to expect more revelations about former Michael Flynn’s ties to Russia to surface. Congressman Adam Schiff reportedly told fellow democrats in a closed-door meeting that this will not be the last that is reveled about Flynn that is reveled. Schiff also said that Flynn’s conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak could be the subject of congressional investigation and those conversations are not covered by executive privilege. Politico continued by saying, “some top lawmakers on Capitol Hill have been briefed...

Report: FBI Interviewed Flynn Shortly After Trump’s Inauguration The New York Times reported that FBI agents interviewed former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in the first days of the Trump administration about his conversations with the Russian ambassador, current and former officials said on Tuesday. “The interview raises the stakes of what so far has been a political scandal that cost Mr. Flynn his job,” explains the NY Times. “If he was not entirely honest with the F.B.I., it could expose Mr. Flynn to a felony charge.” Shortly after the FBI interview, the acting Attorney General Sally Yates told...

White House: Trump Was Told About Flynn Russia Conversations Weeks Ago White House Press Secretary on Tuesday confirmed that Donald Trump has been aware of Michael Flynn’s lies regarding his conversations with the Russian ambassador for “weeks.” Trump asked Flynn to resign on Monday night after a Washington Post report was released confirming that former acting Attorney General Susan Yates had informed the White House that Flynn had potentially been compromised. According to the Washington Post, “Trump was briefed by White House Counsel Don McGahn that Flynn had discussed U.S. sanctions with the Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, despite his claims...

White House Is Having Trouble Keeping Its Story Straight On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday faced a torrent of questions from the press about Michael Flynn’s resignation. And in Spicer’s answers to the press, he seemed to contradict the previous accounts from Donald Trump and other White House officials. Flynn resigned Monday night amid questions over his contact with Russian government officials. Spicer tried to suggest that the reason for Flynn’s exit was an “erosion of trust.” “We’ve been reviewing and evaluating this issue with respect to General Flynn on a daily basis for a few weeks...