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Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG and MARK MAZZETTIMAY 17, 2017
Michael T. Flynn at Trump Tower in December. His lawyer told the transition team in January that Mr. Flynn
was under federal investigation for secretly working as a paid lobbyist for Turkey.
Credit Sam Hodgson for 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.
Mr. Flynn’s disclosure, on Jan. 4, was first made to the transition team’s chief lawyer, Donald F. McGahn II, who is now the White House counsel. That conversation, and another one two days later between Mr. Flynn’s lawyer and transition lawyers, shows that the Trump team knew about the investigation of Mr. Flynn far earlier than has been previously reported.
Continued: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/us/politics/michael-flynn-donald-trump-national-security-adviser.html?_r=0
.. add 'incredibly recklessly irresponsible' to Trump descriptives ..
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG and MARK MAZZETTIMAY 17, 2017
Michael T. Flynn at Trump Tower in December. His lawyer told the transition team in January that Mr. Flynn
was under federal investigation for secretly working as a paid lobbyist for Turkey.
Credit Sam Hodgson for 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.
Mr. Flynn’s disclosure, on Jan. 4, was first made to the transition team’s chief lawyer, Donald F. McGahn II, who is now the White House counsel. That conversation, and another one two days later between Mr. Flynn’s lawyer and transition lawyers, shows that the Trump team knew about the investigation of Mr. Flynn far earlier than has been previously reported.
Continued: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/us/politics/michael-flynn-donald-trump-national-security-adviser.html?_r=0
.. add 'incredibly recklessly irresponsible' to Trump descriptives ..
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