9 Facts About Mike Flynn

1. In February 2017, Mike Flynn said that "the Obama administration failed to respond adequately to Tehran's malign actions—including weapons transfers, support for terrorism and other violations of international norms".

2. On January 4, 2017, Mike Flynn informed Don McGahn, soon to become the White House Counsel, that he was under investigation over his work for Turkey.

3. On December 29, 2016, Mike Flynn spoke with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, the same day the Obama administration announced retaliatory measures in response to the interference in the 2016 US presidential campaign by the Russian government.

4. On November 18, 2016, Mike Flynn accepted Trump's offer for the position of National Security Advisor.

5. On December 10, 2015, Mike Flynn attended a gala dinner in Moscow in honor of RT, a Russian government-owned English-language media outlet, on which he made semi-regular appearances as an analyst after he retired from US government service.

6. On March 8, 2017, Mike Flynn registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for $530,000 worth of lobbying work before election day.

7. In June 2013, Michael Mike Flynn became the first US officer to be allowed inside the Russian military intelligence headquarters in Moscow, where he arrived at the invitation of the GRU chief Gen Igor Sergun.

8. In September 2011, Mike Flynn was promoted to Lieutenant General and assigned as assistant director of national intelligence in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

9. Michael Mike Flynn graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Science degree in management science in 1981 and was a Distinguished Military Graduate of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.