“What was the lie Flynn told Pence that got Flynn fired?”
Flynn did not lie to Pence. I believe FBI told Pence he had discussed sanctions with Kislyak, Flynn said he had not, the transcript will show Flynn told the truth, but was fired anyway.
Circular arguments and circular accusations?
If sanctions were being discussed in Washington, how could a transition team member/incoming NSA assignment NOT discuss sanctions with the country they are being imposed upon?
On the other hand, BECAUSE sanctions were being discussed in Washington by the outgoing administration, how could a transition team member/incoming NSA assignment be allowed to discuss sanctions with the country they are being imposed upon?
I suspect future-revealed data will show that Pence was convinced by the FBI in a way that gave Deep State (DS) deference to the FBI contact's info over loyalty to President-elect's incoming NSA Flynn. That's an indicator of being a DS squish.
I believe it reflects that PDJT was stuck with Pence as a condition of a certain level RNC support, along with that "genius" Reince. In short, I believe both VP nominees were in place with very calculated DS intentions that harmonize more to the DS than Republican versus Democrat.
THE DS BETS ON BOTH SIDES, SO AS NEVER TO LOSE. And I believe strongly that Kaine is analogously bad if not worse than Pence.
I believe Pence's balk was part of the DS's anti-Trump plan.