Pence had no meetings with Kremlin-tied individuals

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BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 07/13/17 12:23 PM EDT

... "The answer is no. The vice president had no meetings with individuals associated with the Russian government during the campaign or the transition," <Pence’s spokesman> Marc Lotter told CNN ...

"The vice president is not focused on the areas in this campaign, especially things that happened before he was even on the ticket," Lotter told <Fox News’s Bill> Hemmer Wednesday ...

"Is that a yes or a no, did he or did he not?" Hemmer said.

Lotter said he was "not aware of anything that I have seen" ...

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/341874-vp-spokesman-pence-had-no-meetings-with-individuals-tied-to-kremlin

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1. Spokesman declines to say whether Pence met Russia operatives

BY AIDA CHAVEZ - 07/13/17 07:42 AM EDT

Vice President Pence’s spokesman on Wednesday dodged questions about whether Pence had ever met with Russian operatives ...

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/341803-spokesman-declines-to-say-whether-pence-ever-met-russia

[ProfessorGAC]

6. In Other Words, His Lawyer Says Mum's The Word

If he could absolutely claim there were never any meetings of any sort, why wouldn't they just say that. What legal benefit is obtained by being cagey if there is absolutely nothing wrong.

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2. questionable title

...unless we're now taking Pence at his word.

Link to tweet

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3. What about Flynn?

The general was already in the good graces of the Russian government, and wasn't it Pence who vetted Flynn?

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4. "Not aware of anything that I have seen." Now there's an admission of stupidity.

Could mean "I've seen it, but I'm not aware of it." or "I'm aware of it, but I haven't seen it." But it definitely doesn't mean "It didn't happen".

[DefenseLawyer]

10. Sorry, I have no long term memory whatsoever

So as a result, I'm not literally not aware of anything I have ever seen. Sorry about that.

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5. Spox: Pence Had No Meetings With Russian Govt-Associated Individuals

By MATT SHUHAM Published JULY 13, 2017 9:50 AM

... The dodges on Wednesday came after two assertions made by Pence on Jan. 15 — that no one in the Trump campaign met with Russians who were trying to meddle in the election, and that then-National Security Adviser designate Michael Flynn did not discuss sanctions with Russian ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak — were proven to be incorrect ...

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/vice-pence-spokesperson-wont-answer-meeting-questions

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7. isn't this what every other member who had kremlin ties says???

Lotter said he was "not aware of anything that I have seen" ... they always leave an out, don't they?

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9. And he's never lied before and been caught RED handed, so we should believe him.

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