Ex-Trump aide Michael Flynn under fire for receiving $40G for 2015 Moscow visit

[brooklynite]

Source: New York Daily News

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn received about $40,000 for his appearance at a 2015 party for the Russian government-funded TV channel RT — one of a handful of visits to Moscow that the disgraced ex-Trump aide is under scrutiny for.

Flynn was paid the sum for appearing at RT's 10th anniversary celebration in 2015, The New Yorker reported in a far-reaching profile of Flynn published Monday.

The sum Flynn had received for the engagement had not previously been reported.

Last week, the Pentagon said it had no record that Flynn had ever received authorization to accept any money for the visit, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/michael-flynn-fire-receiving-40g-2015-moscow-visit-article-1.2977298

[Mc Mike]

1. "Lock Him Up!"

[dalton99a]

7. +1

[BigMin28]

2. Hmmm

I wonder if he claimed that $40,000 as income on his taxes?


Lock him up !

[Tanuki]

3. Did they say how much Jill Stein received? nt

[FLSurfer]

5. My first thought as well

[Jacoby365]

6. Apples and oranges.

It is against the law for retired military officers to accept money from foreign governments without prior approval. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-ask-pentagon-to-explain-russian-payment-to-flynn/2017/02/01/de5e5f0e-e816-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html?utm_term=.0695ddb7fdd7.

[LanternWaste]

11. Oranges are often as relevant as apples.

Oranges are often as relevant as apples.

[pnwmom]

16. It was not illegal but was just as UNETHICAL for her to take money

from that regime, and for her to give speeches praising Putin -- which she did.

[Achilleaze]

4. republicans rejoice that their Russian BFFs pay so well !

[safeinOhio]

8. Court Martialed with

loss of rank and pension.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Click through the link to the New Yorker article link it contains; good read, link reproduced here

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/27/michael-flynn-general-chaos

[lark]

10. Traitor!

He and his boss should be locked up for treason!

[Blue Idaho]

12. Just keep adding up the charges

Each one makes it more likely he will turn on Trump and start singing like a canary.

[Orrex]

13. Imagine if Clinton had had a parking ticket validated at the Russian Embassy

The GOP would have indicted her for corruption.

[Capn Sunshine]

14. Know who else was at that dinner? Jill Stein

There's plenty of coverage of the event.

[Solly Mack]

15. 40 grand? To be bought so cheaply.

Fuck Flynn.