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Here are some key events worth noting as they relate to Michael Flynn:
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1/ Here are some key events worth noting as they relate to Michael Flynn:
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June 2015
Flynn Promotes Joint US-Russia Nuclear Project in Mideast
Summer 2015
Trump Campaign Reaches Out to Flynn
December 2015
Flynn Receives Money From RT
January 2016
Flynn applies for a five-year renewal of his security clearance.
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February 2016
Flynn Denies Taking Money From Russia
March 2016
Investigators Issue Report on Flynn’s Security Clearance
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April to November 2016
Mike Flynn and other advisers to the Trump campaign have at least 18 phone calls and emails with Russian officials, including six contacts involving Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
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August 2016
Flynn’s Consulting Firm Lobbies for Turkish Interests
September 2016
Report that Flynn Discusses Kidnapping Muslim Cleric
September 2016
Flynn Meets With Rohrabacher
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November 2016
Flynn Publishes Op-Ed on Turkey
November 2016
Obama Warns Trump Not to Hire Flynn
November 2016
Flynn’s Lobbying Activities for Turkey Resurface
November 2016
Democrats Denounce Flynn in a Letter to Pence
Trump Names Flynn National Security Adviser
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November 2016
Trump’s Team Acknowledges Cummings’ Letter
November 2016
Flynn Tells Senior Trump Advisers He’s Scheduled Kislyak Meeting
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December 2016:
Kushner Suggests Using Russian Embassy as Safe Communication Channel, Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak visits Trump Tower to meet with Kushner and Trump’s national security adviser-designate Mike Flynn
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December 2016:
More Reporting that Flynn Reportedly Discusses Kidnapping Turkish Cleric
Bannon, Flynn and Kushner Meet Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Flynn Repeatedly Calls Kislyak
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January 2017
Flynn Tells McGahn He’s Under Investigation
Flynn Foils US-Kurdish Cooperation, a Longtime Goal for Turkey
Spicer Says Flynn’s Dec. 29 Conversation With Kislyak Was About ‘Logistical Information’
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January 2017 continued:
Pence Says Flynn’s Calls to Russian Ambassador Were Unrelated to Sanctions
Pence Denies Contacts Between Russia and the Trump Campaign
Flynn Sworn In as National Security Adviser
Spicer Denies Flynn Talked Sanctions With Kislyak
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January 2017 continued:
Flynn Denies Discussing Sanctions
President Trump Considers Lifting Sanctions on Russia
DOJ, Sally Yates Say Flynn Lied to Pence
DOJ Warns White House That Flynn Is Vulnerable to Blackmail
Trump to Comey: ‘I Need Loyalty’
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February 2017
Flynn Denies Discussing Sanctions With Kislyak
Flynn Can’t Remember If He Discussed Sanctions With Ambassador
Trump ‘Unaware’ of Flynn’s Sanctions Discussions
Flynn Resigns
Trump Hopes Comey Will ‘Let Flynn Go’
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February 2017 Continued:
Priebus Can’t Get the Story of Flynn’s Firing Straight
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March 2017
New York Times Reports on Undisclosed Meeting Between Kushner, Flynn and Russian Ambassador
Flynn Discloses Earnings From Turkish Company
Pence Says He Had No Idea About Flynn’s Lobbying in Turkey
Trump Fires US Attorney Preet Bharara and 45 Other US Attorneys
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March 2017 continued
Trump Says Adviser Brought in by Flynn Can Keep His Position
House Oversight Committee Requests Information About Flynn’s Foreign Lobbying Activities
Trump Asks Senior Intelligence Officials to Get Comey to Back Off
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March 2017 continued
Flynn Offers to Testify in Exchange for Immunity
Trump Calls Russia Investigation a ‘Witch Hunt’
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April 2017
White House Won’t Release Documents on Flynn’s Foreign Lobbying
Trump Reportedly Tells Flynn to ‘Stay Strong’
Senate Intelligence Committee Demands Records From Trump Campaign Advisers, Including Flynn
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May 2017
Trump Decides to Fire FBI Director Comey
Federal Grand Jury Issues Subpoenas to Flynn Associates
Pentagon Announces Plan to Fight ISIS Despite Turkey’s Objections
Senate Subpoenas Documents From Flynn
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May 2017 continued
Operative Who Searched for Clinton Emails Found Dead, about 10 days after an interview with The Wall Street Journal in which he claimed during the campaign to have connections to Trump adviser Mike Flynn
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May 2017 continued
Press Reports Comey Documented Conversations With Trump, including a contemporaneous memorandum documenting Trump’s Feb. 14 request to halt the Flynn investigation
Trump Denies Asking Comey to Back Down on Flynn Investigation
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May 2017 continued
Pence Questioned About Flynn’s Foreign Ties
Flynn Takes the Fifth
Subpoenas Issued to Flynn, Others
Administration Considers Returning Russian Intelligence Compounds
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June 2017
Mueller Takes Control of Flynn, Manafort Investigations
White House Lobbies Against Renewed Sanctions
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August 2017
Mueller Seeks White House Documents on Flynn and Turkey as Flynn Revises Disclosure Statement
Mueller Investigating Possible Flynn Connection to Clinton Email Project
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September 2017
House Democrats Refer Potential Flynn Misconduct to Mueller
Mueller Investigating Flynn’s Son
Mueller Seeking White House Documents on Flynn, Comey Firings
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November 2017
NBC: Mueller Has Sufficient Evidence to Charge Flynn and His Son
Trump Won’t Pay Flynn’s or Manafort’s Legal Fees
Flynn Lawyers No Longer Sharing Information With Trump Lawyers
December 2017
Flynn Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements
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