Michael Flynn Initially Failed to Disclose Payments From Russia-Linked Firms, Docs Show
What did you expect? Lying liars lie, and con men con. The only question here is how long it will be before Flynn becomes a beloved hero to wingnuts like Oliver North did.
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn initially failed to tell the government ethics office and the White House about recent speaking fees he received from three Russia-connected firms, a new financial disclosure document shows.
In an initial filing submitted in February, just days before he left the Trump administration, Flynn did not provide an itemized list of the companies that paid him to speak — including RT, the Kremlin-backed television network that U.S. intelligence services have described as a propaganda outlet. But in the amended disclosure, dated Friday, Flynn names RT and at least two other Russia-linked firms as sources of income in a section for nongovernment earnings that exceed $5,000 in a year.
The White House on Friday released both the initial and the amended filing as part of a batch of financial disclosures from key administration staff.
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