By Laurel Raymond:
This morning, Vice President-Elect Mike Pence went on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and stated that Michael Flynn Jr., the son of President-Elect Trump’s National Security Advisor, had no role “whatsoever” in the Trump transition.
Flynn Jr. is currently under scrutiny for promoting a conspiracy theory about a Washington DC pizza shop, what has now come to be called “Pizzagate.”
The conspiracy theory contends that the local DC restaurant is a front for a pedophilia trafficking ring with ties to high level Clinton aides. On Sunday, a man who believed the conspiracy theory entered the shop and threatened employees and customers with an assault rifle. Shortly after, Flynn Jr. used his Twitter feed to defend the conspiracy theory.
Flynn Jr. was involved with the transition. On Tuesday afternoon, Pence admitted to CNN host Jake Tapper that he was wrong earlier in the day.
“His son was helping him a bit with scheduling and administrative items,” Pence told Tapper. Trump team spokesmen stated Tuesday that Flynn Jr. is no longer part of the team. Tapper reported this afternoon that Flynn Jr. was asked to leave by President-Elect Trump, according to a source.
After Pence equivocated, Tapper followed up, noting that the transition team asked for security clearance for Flynn Jr.
Pence refused to answer.
Tapper asked again. Still no answer.
Tapper asked if you need a security clearance to do scheduling. Still no answer.
This pattern was repeated five times. Pence never answered the question.
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