Mr. Chaffetz also said Mr. Flynn appeared to have inappropriately accepted payments from companies linked to Russia without first getting required approval from the Pentagon and the State Department. PhotoAt the very least, Mr. Chaffetz said, any inappropriate payments to Mr. Flynn should be recovered. But he did not dispute the committee’s assertion that Mr. Flynn had failed to disclose the information. It was only after Mr. Flynn was forced out as national security adviser that his dealings in Russia came into sharper focus. VideoIn March, congressional investigators led by Mr. Cummings revealed Mr. Flynn had been paid more than $65,000 by companies linked to Russia in 2015.

Source: New York Times April 25, 2017 15:51 UTC