Washintgon March 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trumps former national security adviser Michael Flynn was paid over $65 000 by companies linked to Russia in 2015 media reports said.
According to a letter released on Thursday by congressional investigators Flynn received payments from the Kremlin-backed RT network as well as from two separate Russian companies.
In the letter FBI director James Comey and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis requested additional documents related to Flynn s security clearances New York Times reported.
The letter and supporting documents provide new details about a trip Flynn took to Moscow in December 2015 on behalf of RT. As part of that trip RT paid him more than $45 000 to deliver a speech at a gala hosted by the network where he sat next to the Russian president Vladimir Putin.
According to an invoice included with the letters Flynn also received $11 250 from a Russian cargo airline named Volga-Dnepr Airlines.
In October 2015 Flynn was paid another $11 250 by Kaspersky Government Security Solutions. The Moscow-based firm has long been suspected of having ties to Russian intelligence services.
Flynn resigned as Trump s national security adviser in February amid controversy over discussing US sanctions against Russia with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak in December.
The White House has claimed Trump was unaware of Flynn s work on behalf of a foreign government when he selected Flynn to serve as national security adviser.
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