The Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are not buying Mike Pence’s story that he didn’t know Michael Flynn was lobbying on behalf of the country of Turkey while he was a member of Trump’s transition team. Vice President Mike Pence was the head of Donald Trump’s transition team and most certainly should have known Flynn’s shady side work for a foreign government. In fact, all the way back in November, shortly after the election, Rep. Elijah Cummings specifically warned Mike Pence about Michael Flynn. This morning, they released the receipts showing the full letter they sent to Mike Pence and an acknowledgement from Trump’s transition team they’d received the letter. Check it out as House Democrats hand Mike Pence an anchor:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/5/19/1664009/-Check-this-out-House-Democrats-told-VP-Mike-Pence-about-Flynn-and-they-kept-the-receipts-to-prove-it?detail=facebook

If Pence knew the truth about Flynn’s discussions, then the whole stated reason behind Flynn’s firing is a lie. If Pence didn’t know what Flynn was up to—though the events occurred during the transition that Pence was supposedly leading—he still went out and spread a lie to the public.

The very best of Mike Pence’s actions frames Pence as a guileless carrier and defender of every lie Trump wants passed along to the public. That’s the kindest view.

However, it’s increasingly obvious that Pence wasn’t Trump’s unwitting mouthpiece. He’s Trump’s co-conspirator.