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Michael Flynn

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Michael Flynn
Official portrait, 2012
24th United States National Security Advisor
In office
22 January 2017 – 13 February 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
DeputyK. T. McFarland
Preceded bySusan Rice
Succeeded byH. R. McMaster
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
In office
24 July 2012 – 7 August 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byRonald L. Burgess Jr.
Succeeded byDavid Shedd (acting)
Personal details
Born
Michael Thomas Flynn

(1958-12-24) 24 December 1958 (age 66)
Middletown, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (before 2021)
Republican (from 2021)[1]
Spouse
Lori Andrade
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(m. 1981)​
Children2
Relatives
Education
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1981–2014
RankLieutenant general
Unit
Battles/wars
Awards

Michael Thomas Flynn (born 24 December 1958) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who was the 24th U.S. national security advisor[2] for the first 22 days of the first Trump administration. He resigned in light of reports that he had lied regarding conversations with Russian ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak. Flynn's military career included a key role in shaping U.S. counterterrorism strategy and dismantling insurgent networks in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars, and he was given numerous combat arms, conventional, and special operations senior intelligence assignments.[3][4][5] He became the 18th director of the Defense Intelligence Agency in July 2012 until his forced retirement from the military in August 2014.[6][7][8] During his tenure he gave a lecture on leadership at the Moscow headquarters of the Russian military intelligence directorate GRU, the first American official to be admitted entry to the headquarters.[9][10][11]

After leaving the military, in October 2014 he established Flynn Intel Group, which provided intelligence services for businesses and governments, including in Turkey.[12][13][14] In December 2015, Flynn was paid $45,000 to deliver a Moscow speech at the ten-year anniversary celebration of RT, a state-controlled Russian international television network, where he sat next to Russian president Vladimir Putin at his banquet table.[15]

In February 2016, Flynn became a national security advisor to Trump for his 2016 presidential campaign.[16][17] In March 2017, Flynn retroactively registered as a foreign agent, acknowledging that in 2016 he had conducted paid lobbying work that may have benefited Turkey's government.[18][19] On 22 January 2017, Flynn was sworn in as the National Security Advisor.[20] On 13 February 2017, he resigned after information surfaced that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and others about the nature and content of his communications with Kislyak.[21][22][23] Flynn's tenure as the National Security Advisor is the shortest in the history of the position.[24][25]

In December 2017, Flynn formalized a deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller to plead guilty to a felony count of "willfully and knowingly" making false statements to the FBI about the Kislyak communications, and agreed to cooperate with the Special Counsel's investigation.[26] In June 2019, Flynn dismissed his attorneys and retained Sidney Powell, who on the same day wrote to attorney general Bill Barr seeking his assistance in exonerating Flynn. Powell had discussed the case on Fox News and spoken to President Trump about it on several occasions.[27][28][29] Two weeks before his scheduled sentencing, in January 2020 Flynn moved to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming government vindictiveness and breach of the plea agreement.[30] At Barr's direction, the Justice Department filed a court motion to drop all charges against Flynn on 7 May 2020.[31][32] Presiding federal judge Emmet Sullivan ruled the matter to be placed on hold to solicit amicus curiae briefs from third parties.[33] Powell then asked the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to compel Sullivan to drop the case, but her request was denied.[34] On 25 November 2020, Flynn was issued a presidential pardon by Trump.[35] On 8 December 2020, Judge Sullivan dismissed the criminal case against Flynn, stating he probably would have denied the Justice Department motion to drop the case.[36]

On 4 July 2020, Flynn pledged an oath to the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory,[37] and as Trump sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in which he was defeated, Flynn suggested the president should suspend the Constitution, silence the press, and hold a new election under military authority.[38] Flynn later met with Trump and their attorney Powell in the Oval Office to discuss the president's options. Trump denied reports that Flynn's martial law idea had been discussed.[39][40][41] Flynn has since become a prominent leader in the Christian nationalist movement, organizing and recruiting for what he characterizes as a spiritual and political war.[42][43]

  1. ^ "Michael Thomas Flynn from Englewood, Florida | VoterRecords.com". voterrecords.com. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ Tikkanen, Amy (10 September 2019). "List of national security advisors of the United States". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ Whitlock, Craig; Miller, Greg (14 December 2016). "Trump's national security adviser shared secrets without permission, files show". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ Abramson, Alana (18 July 2016). "Michael Flynn: Everything You Need to Know". ABC News. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ^ Roulo, Claudette (7 August 2014). "Rogers Lauds Retiring Defense Intelligence Agency Chief". DoD News, Defense Media Activity.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference forced out was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kitfield was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn, USA: Director". Defense Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference concerns was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Russia, Trump, Turkey: Detailing Michael Flynn's fall". PolitiFact.
  11. ^ Gloria Borger; Pamela Brown; Jim Sciutto; Marshall Cohen; Eric Lichtblau (20 May 2017). "First on CNN: Russian officials bragged they could use Flynn to influence Trump, sources say". CNN Digital.
  12. ^ McBride, Jessica (10 July 2016). "Michael Flynn: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  13. ^ Baker, Peter; Rosenberg, Matthew (10 March 2017). "Michael Flynn Was Paid to Represent Turkey's Interests During Trump Campaign". The New York Times.
  14. ^ Baker, Peter; Rosenberg, Matthew (10 March 2017). "Michael Flynn Was Paid to Represent Turkey's Interests During Trump Campaign (Published 2017)". The New York Times.
  15. ^ Multiple sources:
  16. ^ Hosenball, Mark; Holland, Steve (26 February 2016). "Trump being advised by ex-U.S. Lieutenant General who favors closer Russia ties". Reuters – via www.reuters.com.
  17. ^ "Michael Flynn: timeline of the former national security adviser's case". The Guardian. 5 December 2018.
  18. ^ Swanson, Ian (17 December 2018). "Turkey and Michael Flynn: Five things to know". The Hill.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ Farhi, Arden; Brennan, Margaret; Dufresne, Louis; Gross, Katherine; Watson, Kathryn; Alemany, Jacqueline (2 December 2017). "A timeline of Michael Flynn's contacts with Russia, his ouster and guilty plea". CBS News. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  21. ^ Haberman, Maggie; Rosenberg, Matthew; Apuzzo, Matt; Thrush, Glenn (13 February 2017). "Michael Flynn Resigns as National Security Adviser". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  22. ^ Cite error: The named reference WaPoSanctions was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  23. ^ Pramuk, Jacob (16 February 2016). "Trump: I fired Flynn because of what he told Pence". CNBC.
  24. ^ Flynn, Michael E. (14 February 2017). "On Michael Flynn's Tenure as National Security Advisor". The Quantitative Peace. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  25. ^ Hawkins, Derek (14 February 2017). "Flynn sets record with only 24 days as national security advisor. The average tenure is about 2.6 years". The Washington Post.
  26. ^ Herb, Jeremy; Polantz, Katelyn; Perez, Evan; Cohen, Marshall (1 December 2017). "Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI, is cooperating with Mueller". CNN. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  27. ^ Polantz, Katelyn (6 June 2019). "Michael Flynn fires lawyers who cut plea deal with Mueller". CNN.
  28. ^ Mazzetti, Mark; Savage, Charlie; Goldman, Adam (28 June 2020). "How Michael Flynn's Defense Team Found Powerful Allies". The New York Times.
  29. ^ Powell, Sidney (6 June 2019). "Letter to William Barr re Internal review, Brady, IG Report, Declassification, and Lt. General Michael Flynn (retired)" (PDF). Sidney Powell, P.C. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  30. ^ Cite error: The named reference HsuJan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  31. ^ Tucker, Eric (8 May 2020). "Flynn dismissal a surprise? AG Barr in sync with Trump". Associated Press.
  32. ^ Cite error: The named reference Balsamo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  33. ^ Hsu, Spencer S.; Leonnig, Carol D. (12 May 2020). "U.S. judge puts Justice Department's move to drop charges against Michael Flynn on hold". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  34. ^ Gerstein, Josh (31 August 2020). "Appeals court deals setback to Flynn's attempt to end DOJ case against him". POLITICO.
  35. ^ "Michael Flynn: Trump pardons ex-national security adviser". BBC News. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  36. ^ Hsu, Spencer S.; Marimow, Ann E. "Michael Flynn judge says pardon doesn't mean ex-national security adviser is innocent". The Washington Post.
  37. ^ Multiple sources:
  38. ^ Multiple sources:
  39. ^ Cite error: The named reference Heated Oval was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  40. ^ Cite error: The named reference Special Counsel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  41. ^ Cheney, Kyle; Gerstein, Josh (19 December 2020). "Trump sought to tap Sidney Powell as special counsel for election fraud". Politico. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  42. ^ Smith, MIchelle R. (18 October 2022). "How Michael Flynn goes local to spread Christian nationalism". Associated Press.
  43. ^ Michelle R. Smith; Richard Lardner (7 October 2022). "Michael Flynn's ReAwaken roadshow recruits 'Army of God'". Associated Press.

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