Flynn did not disclose income from Russian companies: White House
Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, failed to disclose payments from a Russian television network and a second firm linked to Russia in a February financial disclosure form, according to documents released by the White House on Saturday.
In a financial disclosure form signed by Flynn on March 31, the former White House official listed speaking engagements to Russian entities, including the government-funded Russia Today television network and Volga-Dnepr Airlines.
The form does not say how much Flynn was paid but the speeches are in a section titled "sources of compensation exceeding $5,000 in a year."
The speeches were not included in a form that Flynn signed electronically on February 11, which the White House also released on Saturday.
The discrepancy on reporting income linked to Russia could add to Flynn's legal woes. The retired general, who was forced to resign after only 24 days, is under scrutiny for his contacts with Russian officials in a wider investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Flynn has also been accused of cooperating with Turkish government officials in order to extradite the exiled Fethullah Gülen from the United States in an irregular manner.He has requested immunity if he testifies before the intelligence committees of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, his lawyer, Robert Kelner, said on Thursday.
Flynn was forced out on Feb. 13 for failing to disclose talks with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak about U.S. sanctions on Moscow and misleading Vice President Mike Pence about the conversations, which occurred before Trump took office. The President-elect thereafter requested for Flynn's resignation.
President Trump took to Twitter and stated: "It is the same Fake News Media that said there is "no path to victory for Trump" that is now pushing the phony Russia story. A total scam!"
In another tweet, the President had said "Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!"
Congressional committees and the FBI are looking into allegations by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia meddled in the election campaign.
The Russian government has denied the allegations and denied that it hacked emails of Democrat groups and released information to tip the election toward Trump, who has called for better U.S. relations with Moscow.
In a financial disclosure form signed by Flynn on March 31, the former White House official listed speaking engagements to Russian entities, including the government-funded Russia Today television network and Volga-Dnepr Airlines.
The form does not say how much Flynn was paid but the speeches are in a section titled "sources of compensation exceeding $5,000 in a year."
The speeches were not included in a form that Flynn signed electronically on February 11, which the White House also released on Saturday.
The discrepancy on reporting income linked to Russia could add to Flynn's legal woes. The retired general, who was forced to resign after only 24 days, is under scrutiny for his contacts with Russian officials in a wider investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Flynn has also been accused of cooperating with Turkish government officials in order to extradite the exiled Fethullah Gülen from the United States in an irregular manner.He has requested immunity if he testifies before the intelligence committees of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, his lawyer, Robert Kelner, said on Thursday.
Flynn was forced out on Feb. 13 for failing to disclose talks with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak about U.S. sanctions on Moscow and misleading Vice President Mike Pence about the conversations, which occurred before Trump took office. The President-elect thereafter requested for Flynn's resignation.
President Trump took to Twitter and stated: "It is the same Fake News Media that said there is "no path to victory for Trump" that is now pushing the phony Russia story. A total scam!"
In another tweet, the President had said "Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!"
Congressional committees and the FBI are looking into allegations by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia meddled in the election campaign.
The Russian government has denied the allegations and denied that it hacked emails of Democrat groups and released information to tip the election toward Trump, who has called for better U.S. relations with Moscow.
Last Update: April 02, 2017 22:10