Michael Flynn, fired after only 24 days on the job, was one of the first Trump associates to come under scrutiny
in the federal probe into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign
in the federal probe into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign
Flynn was paid $530,000 last year for work the Justice Department says benefited the government of Turkey.
Flynn did not register as a foreign lobbyist at the time -- a very common violation rarely prosecuted -- but did so retroactively this year.
His lawyer later claimed Flynn didn't need to register because his client was a Turkish businessman, not a Turkish government official, but opted to do so retroactively.
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