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Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Starts New Company: Resilient Patriot

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SoundofSilence

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Embattled former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has opened a new consulting firm called Resilient Patriot, LLC that is advising private equity firms, according to one of his brothers, who says Flynn is "moving on with his life."

Joe Flynn said his family also is in the early stages of starting a fund to pay for the legal bills his brother is racking up as he sits at the center of multiple probes into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.

"Mike's not a millionaire, not even close," Joe Flynn told The Associated Press this week. "This situation has put him in a tough spot financially. This is going to cost him a lot of money."

"There's a lot of people that are big fans of his across the country," he added.

Several of Flynn's siblings plan to administer the fund for the retired Army lieutenant general, and are working on setting up a website and consulting with a lawyer about the legal intricacies of such a fund. Joe Flynn said they want to "be as transparent as possible" and do it properly.

After being forced into retirement in 2014 by the Obama administration, Flynn went on to set up a company that accepted speaking fees from Russian entities and later did consulting work for a Turkish-owned business. He joined the Trump campaign and then the administration as an early supporter.

But the Trump White House ousted him after saying he mischaracterized conversations with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. A wide range of his actions — including foreign contracts and payments, and whether he lied to officials — are under scrutiny by investigators.

Joe Flynn said his brother is not independently wealthy, and depends on his Army pension. While his brother made some money consulting, Joe Flynn said much of that went into his company and to subcontractors.

Now, with Resilient Patriot, Michael Flynn is advising private equity firms on deals they are considering, Joe Flynn said. He did not specify the firms.

"They use him to vet opportunities with his network," he said. "He's slowly starting to do that as a totally independent consultant."

While he said his older brother is doing well, "There's still a cloud over him," he said, adding "I think he's not worried about going to jail or anything like that."

His son, Mike Flynn Jr., used the name Resilient Patriot on Twitter, but the work does not involve him, Joe Flynn said. Flynn Jr. sent numerous posts on Twitter about the conspiracy theories of Pizzagate, a fake news story suggesting a Washington, D.C., pizza shop played a key role in a child sex trafficking ring run by Hillary Clinton. The conspiracy theory influenced a North Carolina man to fire a rifle in the restaurant in December.
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More unparalleled patriotism here:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-t...g-again-says-brother-181859557--politics.html
 
godhandiscen

godhandiscen

There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Yeah his salary was documented a while ago. He is probably going to end up in jail due to a lack of a proper defense. So dumb to involve himself with this administration.
 
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noquarter

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Not rich, but far from broke, his military pension is over $10k a month. Pretty sure he can get a somewhat decent lawyer.
 
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adj_noun

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— Embattled former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has opened a new consulting firm called Resilient Patriot, LLC
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I'd have gone with Tactical Reconnaissance and American Intelligence Training Operations Retainer
 
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Ponn

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"Mike's not a millionaire, not even close," Joe Flynn told The Associated Press this week. "This situation has put him in a tough spot financially. This is going to cost him a lot of money."

"There's a lot of people that are big fans of his across the country," he added.
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You know what, i'm ok with these cronies, traitors and snake oil salesmen draining these morons accounts. If only there was a way to keep Trumps bullshit from coming out of taxpayers pockets and keep it only coming from the his idiot followers pockets instead.
 
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Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
He's going to jail unless he flipped so maybe he should be worried.
 
SaviourMK2

SaviourMK2

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Probably some kind of front for his Russian actives. I can't see average actual American companies who actually care about the country using a service by Michael Flynn.
 
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DrSlek

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I just realised this is the same Michael Flynn that rolled with Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan. I've been reading a book about their leadership methods. They were idiots more interested in playing politics than in their mission.

To find out the same Flynn is the one involved in this Russia business is interesting.
 
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KibblesBits

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The local paper just did a fairly sympathetic piece on him. It always drags up bewildered family members and friends who mention how it doesn't seem like him and he was alway the good boy who loved to surf.

It's a bunch of B.S.
 
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