Pentagon Finds It Has No Records Approving Mike Flynns Russian-TV Pay

[deminks]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-finds-it-has-no-records-approving-mike-flynns-russian-tv-pay-1487291722

WASHINGTON—The Pentagon hasn’t found any documents indicating that Mike Flynn received authorization to accept money from a foreign government before traveling to Moscow in 2015 for a paid Russian state TV event, according to a letter from the acting Secretary of the Army.

The Pentagon finding came after lawmakers raised questions about whether the former White House national security adviser and retired U.S. Army general violated Pentagon rules that require retired officers to report income from foreign states.

Mr. Flynn accepted an invitation to Moscow in late 2015 to give a paid, sit-down interview with Russian state television network RT and to attend the channel’s 10-year anniversary gala, where he sat beside President Vladimir Putin.

The Department of the Army conducted “a thorough records search, and has not found any documents,” Acting Secretary of the Army Robert Speer said in a Feb. 14 letter in response to Rep. Elijah Cummings, a ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, who asked the Pentagon whether Mr. Flynn received approval. Several Democratic lawmakers recently asked the Defense Department to investigate whether Mr. Flynn violated the Constitution when he accepted money for attending the Russian network’s event.

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[Sherman A1]

1. This could be a problem for the Esteemed Mr. Flynn

[DetlefK]

2. If he did a tenth of what Hillary Clinton did...

Unauthorized negotiations with a foreign government.
Unauthorized compensation from a foreign government.
What's next?

[safeinOhio]

3. Throw him in the brig.

Take away his stars and pension.

[UCmeNdc]

4. Lying on an official FBI investigation

Flynn has all of the markings of a mole.

[rpannier]

7. But when the guy who makes the top decisions at the FBI is one too

or at the very least, a conspirator he is protected

[wishstar]

5. Maybe if FBI won't pursue, military will step up to enforce $$ rules

Flynn's RT connections have been common knowledge for a long time and should have raised a red flag all along regarding his security clearances, ability to sit in on all briefings and appointment to head NSC.

Now that it is proven he made assurances regarding sanctions before he had an official WH position, his taking money is an absolute conflict of interest with seeming quid pro quo- that's the whole reason for the Pentagon rule of requiring approval

[rpannier]

6. An odd thought

Maybe Obama was right in canning this clown
Maybe he is arrogant, incompetent and insubordinate after all

[wishstar]

8. ya think?

Smart guy, that Obama