Top Dem seeks documents from Flynn business partner
Source: Associated Press
Top Dem seeks documents from Flynn business partner
By CHAD DAY and STEPHEN BRAUN
30 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) The top Democrat on a House oversight committee has asked a business partner of the Trump administrations former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, for documents detailing Flynns foreign contacts and security clearance, according to a letter released Thursday.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., said in a letter to businessman Bijan Kian that he also wants Kian to produce documents relating to Flynns travels and ties to foreign businesses. Cummings said Kian told military security clearance investigators in 2016 that Flynn had work relationships with foreign businesses. But Cummings has said that Flynn failed to report those ties.
Cummings two-page letter provides new details about Flynns possible legal vulnerability over his disclosures to the government after he was forced out of his post as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency in August 2014. The letter also underscores Kians importance in federal and congressional inquiries into Flynn, both because of his deep business ties to the retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and their years-long personal friendship.
Flynns foreign connections are under scrutiny by special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional committees probing Russias interference in the 2016 election. Separately, the Pentagons inspector general is investigating foreign payments Flynn accepted, and the House oversight committee has been looking into Flynns security clearance issued in early 2016.
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