Meeting of Rohrabacher, Flynn gets look by Mueller

As part of his investigation into Russian attempts to influence the 2016 presidential campaign, FBI special counsel Robert Mueller is questioning witnesses about a meeting that allegedly took place shortly before the election between Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and former Trump adviser Michael Flynn, NBC is reporting.

Rohrabacher, R-Calif., has long advocated for a friendlier relationship between the United States and Russia. His name has tangentially come up in relation to the investigation, but this is the first direct mention that the FBI is looking at a meeting in which Rohrabacher participated.

The meeting in question took place in Washington on Sept. 20, 2016, and was arranged by Flynn’s lobbying firm, the Flynn Intel Group. Flynn’s business partners and son, Michael G. Flynn, also attended, according to the NBC report. .

Flynn was working as an adviser to Trump’s presidential campaign at the time.

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