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Thu Mar 9, 2017, 10:11 AM Mar 2017

Mike Flynn Retroactively Registers W/DOD as Foreign Agent for Lobbying for Turkey Before Election

Phillip Carter‏ @Carter_PE
Whoa: LTG(R) Mike Flynn retroactively registers with DOJ as foreign agent for >$500K of work done before election https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-03-08/former-trump-security-adviser-flynn-admits-turkey-lobbying



Christopher Hayes‏ @chrislhayes 2h2 hours ago
He was secretly lobbying for a foreign govt while on a campaign accusing its opponent of engaging in "pay for play" w foreign governments



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Mike Flynn Retroactively Registers W/DOD as Foreign Agent for Lobbying for Turkey Before Election (Original Post) bigtree Mar 2017 OP
Turkey wanted Flynn to expidite extradition of Fetullah Gulen..... sunonmars Mar 2017 #1
Someone should ask Spicer if Trump knew about this work muriel_volestrangler Mar 2017 #2
What's the point? Don the Con is just going to lie...and oaths don't seem to matter HipChick Mar 2017 #6
They asked Spicer - he said he was a private citizen at the time and if is was legal, so be it... jmg257 Mar 2017 #10
Spicer said it was fine that Flynn hadn't told Trump that Turkey was paying him muriel_volestrangler Mar 2017 #12
So... National Security Advisor Mike Flynn was a paid agent of a foreign government? DetlefK Mar 2017 #3
Yes and a russian influenced one as well...... sunonmars Mar 2017 #4
yes bigtree Mar 2017 #5
We're so fucked with this regime. dalton99a Mar 2017 #7
» bigtree Mar 2017 #8
What about the Turkish assassin? DangerousRhythm Mar 2017 #9
LOCK HIM UP! HAB911 Mar 2017 #11

muriel_volestrangler

(101,336 posts)
2. Someone should ask Spicer if Trump knew about this work
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 10:29 AM
Mar 2017

and if not, why not. And then the questioner will probably need to duck ...

muriel_volestrangler

(101,336 posts)
12. Spicer said it was fine that Flynn hadn't told Trump that Turkey was paying him
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 04:30 PM
Mar 2017

even though he was advising Trump, and was going to be National Security Adviser? Wow. They really don't give a fuck.

DangerousRhythm

(2,916 posts)
9. What about the Turkish assassin?
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 03:59 PM
Mar 2017

The one who killed the Russian ambassador? Am I being too paranoid? When I heard this today, it's the first, automatic connection my brain made. Dunno if one has to do with the other, but it's where my mind went. Worth a look, maybe?

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