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Thu Aug 11, 2022, 10:12 PM Aug 2022

"Could cause GRAVE HARM to US Security"...

Flynn-backed plan to transfer nuclear tech to Saudis may have broken laws, say whistleblowers

Investigators fear President Trump is still considering the plan, which was pushed by Flynn and Trump friend Tom Barrack.

Feb. 19, 2019, 8:02 AM PST
By Ken Dilanian
WASHINGTON — Whistleblowers from within President Donald Trump's National Security Council have told a congressional committee that efforts by former national security adviser Michael Flynn to transfer sensitive nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia may have violated the law, and investigators fear Trump is still considering it, according to a new report obtained by NBC News.

The House Oversight Committee has formally opened an investigation into the matter, releasing an interim staff report that adds new details to previous public accounts of how Flynn sought to push through the nuclear proposal on behalf of a group he had once advised. Tom Barrack, a prominent Trump backer with business ties to the Middle East, also became involved in the project, the report says.

Just days after Trump's inauguration, backers of the project sent documents to Flynn for Trump to approve, including a draft Cabinet memo stating that the president had appointed Barrack as a special representative to implement the plan and directing agencies to support Barrack's efforts, the report says.

...(more at link)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/flynn-backed-plan-transfer-nuclear-tech-saudis-may-have-broken-n973021
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"Could cause GRAVE HARM to US Security"... (Original Post) AntiFascist Aug 2022 OP
K n R ! Thanks for posting! nt JoeOtterbein Aug 2022 #1
Call up Flynn to active duty, then Court Matial him. Bluethroughu Aug 2022 #2
K&R for visibility. crickets Aug 2022 #3
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