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The Flynn-Kislyak leak led to [[Vice President Mike Pence]] being hammered on January 15th, 2017, during a [[CBS]] [[Face the Nation]] interview about Trump campaign officials in contact with Russians.  Pence was unprepared to answer the questions and conflated a question about contact with Russians during the election, with Flynn’s contact with Kislyak in the transition period:

The Flynn-Kislyak leak led to [[Vice President Mike Pence]] being hammered on January 15th, 2017, during a [[CBS]] [[Face the Nation]] interview about Trump campaign officials in contact with Russians.  Pence was unprepared to answer the questions and conflated a question about contact with Russians during the election, with Flynn’s contact with Kislyak in the transition period:

{{quotebox|'''CBS John Dickerson:''' Just to button up one question, did any advisor or anybody in the Trump campaign have any contact with the Russians who were trying to meddle in the election?

{{quotebox|'''CBS John Dickerson:''' Just to button up one question, did any advisor or anybody in the Trump campaign have any contact with the Russians who were trying to meddle in the election?<br><br>'''Mike Pence:''' Of course not. And I think to suggest that is to give credence to some of these bizarre rumors that have swirled around the candidacy.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/face-the-nation-transcript-january-15-2017-pence-manchin-gingrich/</ref>}}

 

'''MIKE PENCE:''' Of course not. And I think to suggest that is to give credence to some of these bizarre rumors that have swirled around the candidacy.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/face-the-nation-transcript-january-15-2017-pence-manchin-gingrich/</ref>}}

This answer allowed the media to blend questions about pre-election campaign contacts with necessary, and entirely appropriate, transition team contacts.

This answer allowed the media to blend questions about pre-election campaign contacts with necessary, and entirely appropriate, transition team contacts.