INQUIRY OPENED INTO FIRED NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER

Michael Flynn, who was fired as President Trump’s national security adviser, is now under investigation by the Pentagon Inspector General and had failed to inform Defense Department officials about seeking payments from foreign governments, according to the Defense Department and documents released Thursday.

The inspector general is looking into whether Flynn, a retired Army lieutenant general, accepted payments from a foreign government without seeking prior approval as required.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R- Utah, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, called on the Army to determine if Flynn had violated the law and should be required to repay the government.