Donald Trump did not know that his now-dismissed national security adviser Michael Flynn had lobbied on behalf of the Turkish government and potentially needed to register as a “foreign agent”, Sean Spicer insisted on Friday. The AP’s report does not directly contradict Spicer’s remarks, or those of Pence, who has said he was unaware of Flynn’s foreign agent work until this week. He and his company Flynn Intel Group Inc filed retroactive documents with the Department of Justice only this week to register as a foreign agent. Under the Foreign Agent Registration Act, US citizens who lobby on behalf of foreign governments or political entities must disclose their work to the justice department. Trump met with four House committee chairs at the White House on Friday to discuss the AHCA’s progress.

Source: The Guardian March 10, 2017 18:49 UTC