Flynn aides biz records under lens

Washington, May 10: Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas seeking business records from people who worked with former US national security adviser Michael Flynn when he was a private citizen, CNN reported on Tuesday.

Citing people familiar with the matter, CNN said the subpoenas were issued by the US Attorney’s Office in Alexandria, Virginia. They targeted people who worked with Flynn on contracts after he was pushed out of his job as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014, it reported.

Flynn later joined the Trump campaign but was fired as the White House national security adviser by President Donald Trump in February after he failed to tell the truth Washington: Targeted in widening investigations of his foreign entanglements, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is at odds with his former Turkish client over two unusual payments totaling $80,000 that Flynn’s firm sent back last year to the client. The disagreement points to inconsistencies in Flynn’s accounts to the US government about his work for foreign interests.

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about his contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States.

Flynn’s attorney, Robert Intel Group, told the justice department that the two $40,000 payments were consulting fees for unspecified work. But Turkish businessman Ekim Alptekin told The AP that the payments were refunds for unperformed lobbying. The difference matters as Flynn’s foreign business relationships and the veracity of his disclosures are under scrutiny by congressional, intelligence and military inquiries. — Reuters

Kelner, did not respond immediately to a request for comment. A Justice Department spokeswoman said the department does not comment on the existence of ongoing investigations.

The FBI is looking into allegations Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election to benefit Trump, as well as possible links to the Trump campaign. Russia has repeatedly denied interfering in the US election and the Trump administration denies allegations of collusion with Russia.

Flynn, a retired general, has emerged as a central figure in the Russian probes. Flynn, a retired general, has emerged as a central figure in the Russian probes.

Investigators have been looking into whether Flynn properly disclosed payments from clients with links to foreign governments, including Russia and Turkey, CNN reported.