Vice President Mike Pence was informed of the Justice Department warning regarding former national security adviser Michael Flynn late on February 9, 11 days after the White House and the president knew, two sources tell NBC News.
One is a source close to the vice president, while the other is inside the Trump administration.
Flynn’s actions as President Donald Trump’s short-lived national security adviser are under scrutiny after he resigned Monday night over phone calls he shared with Russia’s ambassador to the United States in December — before Trump took office. Among the topics discussed included U.S. sanctions imposed by the Obama administration against Moscow for its alleged role in the 2016 presidential election.
While Pence seemed to be kept in the dark, Trump was first told about Flynn’s phone calls almost three weeks ago, a White House spokesman said Tuesday.
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JUST IN: Sources tell NBC News that VP Pence was informed of DOJ warning about Flynn 11 days after White House and Pres. Trump knew
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 14, 2017
Nice. Keeping your VP in the dark about something like this is always a good idea right?
It also tells me that Trump didn’t do anything about Flynn until he was forced to.
Adam Schiff: Michael Flynn may have had 'encrypted communications' to hide Russian talks from U.S. https://t.co/bC7IiIVozm
— Laura (@SheWhoVotes) February 13, 2017
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