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White House leaves Pence uninformed for days after learning Flynn misled him

Date
2017-01-26
Entry type
white-house-information-failure
Current status
Flynn resigned February 13; Pence said the trust breach justified departure

Trump was told January 26 that Flynn had mischaracterized his Russia contact to Pence; Pence learned the warning only on February 9.

Entities and roles

Relationships in this file

  1. Donald J. Trumpnational security adviser and clemency recipientMichael Flynn
  2. Donald J. Trumpvice president and running mateMike Pence

Claims and evidence

  1. factreported

    The White House said acting Attorney General Sally Yates warned White House counsel on January 26 that Flynn had misled Pence about sanctions discussions with Russia's ambassador. Trump was briefed, while Pence was not informed until February 9. The 14-day information gap left the vice president publicly repeating an account the White House had reason to doubt.