WSJ: Mueller's Attention Turns To Flynn's Documentary On Turkish Cleric

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By MATT SHUHAM Published NOVEMBER 25, 2017 3:40 PM

Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating Michael Flynn’s work on an unfinished film about the Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen (pictured above), the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.

Flynn had been the subject of a federal probe regarding unregistered lobbying work prior to Mueller’s appointment as special counsel, a probe which Mueller incorporated into his broader investigation once assuming his current position.

Specifically at question, in addition to Flynn’s contacts with Russia during the 2016 election, is Flynn’s company’s $530,000 contract with a Turkish businessman with ties to the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Flynn and business partner Bijan Kian worked for the businessman, Ekim Alptekin, on anti-Gulen material including a documentary while Flynn also worked for Trump’s presidential campaign.

Flynn published an op-ed on Election Day echoing the Turkish president’s position on Gulen. Following the election, Kian joined Flynn on Trump’s national security transition team.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mueller-probe-flynn-documentary-turkish-cleric

[Wwcd]

1. I don't believe Turkey is getting from Trump what they expected.

Trump's reward to Turkey has been stalled, & Flynn is flipping like a hotcake

Between Flynn & Manafort there's a big gaping hole blown in the engine of the coup train.

Mueller Rules the Day 😎

[mpcamb]

2. If they were expecting the Putin-like kid gloves treatment, yeah, I agree.

[BigmanPigman]

3. When I heard that Flynn wrote that piece and the timing of it

all I could think was, "Flynn is even more stupid than the fucking moron". Duh!