Flynn failed to disclose income from Russian entities: White House

Michael Flynn, who was recently forced out of his job as US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, has failed to list payments from Russia-linked entities on the first of two financial disclosure forms released by the administration.

According to documents released by the White House on Saturday, the former official listed speaking engagements to Russian entities, including the Kremlin-funded RT TV and Volga-Dnepr Airlines. A financial disclosure form signed by Flynn on March 31 revealed this information.

An initial form was submitted to the Office of Government Ethics and the White House in February and just days before Flynn was ousted from his post amid controversy over his contacts with Russia’s ambassador. 

However, the process of review and revision of the first form in consultation with the White House Counsel’s Office and the Office of Government Ethics was suspended when he resigned.

In those documents, he noted that he…

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