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Mike Pence says Michael Flynn Jr. is no longer helping his father

Retired Lt. General Michael Flynn (right) and former US Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke at Trump Tower this month.AFP/Getty Images/File

Vice President-elect Mike Pence acknowledged that the son of Donald Trump’s incoming national security adviser was helping his father with scheduling and administrative items. But Pence said ‘‘that’s no longer the case.’’

Pence said in an interview with CNN that Michael Flynn Jr., the son of retired Gen. Michael Flynn, was helping his father during the transition.

Flynn Jr. sent numerous posts on Twitter about the conspiracy theories of Pizzagate, a fake news story that falsely suggested a Washington, D.C., pizza shop had played a key role in a child sex trafficking ring run by Hillary Clinton.

Pence was pressed repeatedly by host Jake Tapper on whether a security clearance was requested for Flynn Jr. The vice president-elect declined to directly answer the question.

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