Tag: Michael Flynn

Robert Mueller Subpoenas An Associate Of The Man Who Hired Michael Flynn As A Lobbyist

The following article by Isaac Arnsdorf was posted on the ProPublica website September 29, 2017:

The special counsel wanted to question a Turkish businessman with interests in Turkey, Russia and the U.S. — and ties to people with criminal records.

Then-national security adviser Michael Flynn at the White House in February. Credit:
Carolyn Kaster, AP

The special prosecutor investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election has subpoenaed an associate of Gen. Michael Flynn’s Turkish lobbying client. The subpoena, a copy of which was obtained by ProPublica, ordered Sezgin Baran Korkmaz to testify before a grand jury in Washington on Sept. 22.

“The grand jury is conducting an investigation of possible violations of federal criminal laws involving the Foreign Agents Registration Act, among other offenses,” a letter accompanying the subpoena stated. The letter is signed by Robert Mueller and Zainab Ahmad, a senior assistant special counsel who specializes in prosecuting terrorism. Korkmaz did not respond to requests for comment. Continue reading “Robert Mueller Subpoenas An Associate Of The Man Who Hired Michael Flynn As A Lobbyist”

Mueller casts broad net in requesting extensive records from Trump White House

The following article by Carol D. Leonnig and Rosalind S. Helderman was posted on the Washington Post website September 20, 2017:

President Trump has weighed in on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election time and time again. Here’s a look at how he can limit the probe, and what Congress is trying to do about it. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)

The special counsel investigating Russian election meddling has requested extensive records and email correspondence from the White House, covering areas including the president’s private discussions about firing his FBI director and his response to news that the then-national security adviser was under investigation, according to two people briefed on the requests. Continue reading “Mueller casts broad net in requesting extensive records from Trump White House”

Lobbying activities of Michael Flynn’s son being examined by special counsel on Russia

The following article by Tom Hamburger and Devlin Barrett was posted on the Washington Post website September 13, 2017:

Then-national security adviser Michael Flynn at the White House in February. Credit:
Carolyn Kaster, AP

The lobbying activities of Michael G. Flynn, the son of President Trump’s former national security adviser, are being examined by the special counsel investigating possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election, according to people familiar with the probe.

The inquiry into the younger Flynn, first reported by NBC News, follows other indications this week that investigators are increasing pressure on his father, retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who advised Trump during the campaign and briefly served in the White House before being ousted for misleading statements about his contacts with the Russian ambassador.

Mueller is looking at the younger Flynn because of his role as chief of staff to his father at the Flynn Intel Group, a lobbying and consulting firm that worked for international and domestic clients, according to the people familiar with the inquiry, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an open case. Continue reading “Lobbying activities of Michael Flynn’s son being examined by special counsel on Russia”

Here Are the Top Officials in the Trump White House Who Have Left

The following article by Larry Buchanan, Alicia Parlapiano and Karen Yourish was posted on the New York Times website August 18, 2017:

Below are the top White House officials who resigned, or were fired, dismissed or reassigned. Mr. Trump also fired James B. Comey as director of the F.B.I. and Sally Q. Yates, a holdover from the Obama administration who was serving as his acting attorney general. Continue reading “Here Are the Top Officials in the Trump White House Who Have Left”

Flynn files amended disclosure report showing additional payments

The following article by Tom Hamburger and Matea Gold was posted on the Washington Post website August 3, 2017:

Michael Flynn, who served briefly as President Trump’s national security adviser, filed an amended federal financial disclosure report late Thursday providing new details about his contracts with the Trump presidential transition, a company connected to an Iranian American businessman, and the parent company of a data science firm that worked for the Trump campaign.

In a letter accompanying his revised disclosure, Flynn noted that his initial disclosure reports were filed under rushed circumstances without the customary consultation and review provided by White House lawyers and the Office of Government Ethics. The letter said Flynn did not receive the attention afforded others because he was no longer a White House employee at the time.

Flynn resigned his post just 24 days after taking office amid reports that he misled Vice President Pence about the nature of his contacts after the election with the Russian ambassador to the United States. Continue reading “Flynn files amended disclosure report showing additional payments”

The Wall Street Journal Just Published a Bombshell Story About the Russia Scandal

NOTE: Pres. Trump did his toxic tweeting the morning this story broke. Seems to tie into the George Lakoff view of his tweeting (for distraction).

The following article by Ben Dreyfuss was posted on the Mother Jones website June 29, 2017:

The Wall Street Journal just dropped a bomb:

Before the 2016 presidential election, a longtime Republican opposition researcher mounted an independent campaign to obtain emails he believed were stolen from Hillary Clinton’s private server, likely by Russian hackers.

Continue reading “The Wall Street Journal Just Published a Bombshell Story About the Russia Scandal”

Flynn takes the Fifth, declines to comply with Senate Intelligence Committee subpoena

The following article by Karoun Demirjian was posted on the Washington Post website May 22, 2017:

Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser under President Trump, will not comply with a Senate Intelligence Committee subpoena for documents related to the panel’s probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 elections, invoking the Fifth Amendment and his right against self-incrimination.

“The context in which the Committee has called for General Flynn’s testimonial production of documents makes it clear that he has more than a reasonable apprehension that any testimony he provides could be used against him,” Flynn’s attorneys wrote in a letter they sent to the committee’s chairman, Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), and Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), its top Democrat, on Monday. Continue reading “Flynn takes the Fifth, declines to comply with Senate Intelligence Committee subpoena”

Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House

The following article by Matthew Rosenberg and Mark Mazzetti was posted on the New York Times website May 17, 2017:

In February, Michael T. Flynn stepped down as national security adviser amid a scandal surrounding his contacts with Russia before President Trump took office. By SUSAN JOAN ARCHER, DAVE HORN, A.J. CHAVAR and ROBIN LINDSAY on Publish Date February 14, 2017. Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times.

WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn told President Trump’s transition team weeks before the inauguration that he was under federal investigation for secretly working as a paid lobbyist for Turkey during the campaign, according to two people familiar with the case.

Despite this warning, which came about a month after the Justice Department notified Mr. Flynn of the inquiry, Mr. Trump made Mr. Flynn his national security adviser. The job gave Mr. Flynn access to the president and nearly every secret held by American intelligence agencies. Continue reading “Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House”

Senate Intelligence Committee subpoenas documents from Flynn in Russia probe

The following article by Karoun Demirjian was posted on the Washington Post website May 10, 2017:

The Senate Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena Wednesday to force former national security adviser Michael Flynn to turn over documents related to the panel’s probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 elections, including possible ties between the Kremlin and the presidential campaigns.

It is the first subpoena the committee has announced in the course of its Russia investigation — a step Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) was long reluctant to take. But the chairman began signaling this week that if Trump surrogates did not turn over requested materials to the committee by Tuesday — a deadline that some missed — he and Vice Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) might begin issuing subpoenas. Continue reading “Senate Intelligence Committee subpoenas documents from Flynn in Russia probe”

Fact Checker: Trump’s pointing of the finger at Obama for failing to vet Flynn

The following article by Glenn Kessler was posted on the Washington Post website May 9, 2017:

“General Flynn was given the highest security clearance by the Obama Administration — but the Fake News seldom likes talking about that.”
— President Trump, in a tweet, May 8, 2017

“If President Obama was truly concerned about General Flynn, why didn’t he suspend General Flynn’s security clearance, which they had just reapproved months earlier. Additionally, why did the Obama administration let Flynn go to Russia for a paid speaking engagement and receive a fee?”
— White House spokesman Sean Spicer, at a news briefing, May 8

The Trump White House has tried to point the finger at the Obama administration for its travails with retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, whom the president fired as national security adviser just three weeks after taking the oath of office. Flynn was fired after The Washington Post reportedthat he had misled other administration officials, including Vice President Pence, about whether he had discussed pending sanctions with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition. Continue reading “Fact Checker: Trump’s pointing of the finger at Obama for failing to vet Flynn”