Michael Flynn

Mike Flynn
Mike Flynn
25th National Security Advisor
	In office; January 20, 2017 – February 13, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Susan Rice
Succeeded by	H. R. McMaster
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
	In office; July 24, 2012 – August 7, 2014
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Ronald Burgess
Succeeded by	David Shedd (Acting)
Personal details
Born	Michael Thomas Flynn; December 1958 (age 62); Middletown, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political party	Its Complicated -->He has been a keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention and surrogate for Trump, but that does not necessarily make him a Republican.[[Democratic Party (United States]
Alma mater	University of Rhode Island, Kingston (BS); Golden Gate University (MBA); United States Army Command and General Staff College (MMAS); Naval War College (MA)
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1981–2014
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Defense Intelligence Agency; • Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Battles/wars	Operation Urgent Fury; Operation Uphold Democracy; Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Iraqi Freedom
Awards	Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal (4); Legion of Merit (2); Bronze Star Medal (4); Meritorious Service Medal (6); Joint Service Commendation Medal; Army Commendation Medal (6)

Michael Thomas "Mike" Flynn (born December 1958) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general. On January 20, 2017, Flynn became the 25th United States National Security Advisor. He resigned on February 13, 2017. He last served as the 18th Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, from July 22, 2012 to August 7, 2014.^[1]

On November 18, 2016, Flynn accepted president-elect Donald Trump's offer of the position of National Security Advisor.^[2]

The Wall Street Journal reported on January 22, 2017, that Flynn was under investigation by U.S. counterintelligence agents for his communications with Russian officials. On February 13, 2017, Flynn resigned the position of National Security Advisor.^[3]^[4]

On December 1, 2017, it was reported that Flynn had accepted a deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller to plead guilty to a single count, that of "willfully and knowingly" making "false, fictitious and fraudulent statements" to the FBI, a felony.^[5]

On November 25, 2020, Flynn was issued a presidential pardon by President Trump.^[6] Since being pardoned, Flynn has expressed his support for suspending the United States constitution and the imposition of martial law under President Donald Trump.^[7]^[8]

References[change | change source]

↑ Michael T. Flynn Biography Retrieved January 2, 2014
↑ Khan, Mariam (2016-11-18). "Trump's National Security Adviser Has Called Islam 'a Cancer'". ABC News. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
↑ "National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigns". The Hill. February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
↑ White House Sends Mixed Signals About Trump's Confidence In Michael Flynn
↑ Herb, Jeremy (December 1, 2017). "Flynn charged with one count of making false statement". CNN.
↑ "Michael Flynn: Trump pardons ex-national security adviser". BBC News. November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
↑ "Freshly pardoned Michael Flynn shares message telling Trump to 'suspend the Constitution' to hold a new presidential election". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
↑ "Michael Flynn calls for Trump to suspend the constitution and declare martial law to re-run election". The Independent. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-12-03.

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[Flynn-1] Michael T. Flynn Biography Retrieved January 2, 2014

[:2-2] Khan, Mariam (2016-11-18). "Trump's National Security Adviser Has Called Islam 'a Cancer'". ABC News. Retrieved 2016-11-18.

[3] "National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigns". The Hill. February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.

[4] White House Sends Mixed Signals About Trump's Confidence In Michael Flynn

[5] Herb, Jeremy (December 1, 2017). "Flynn charged with one count of making false statement". CNN.

[6] "Michael Flynn: Trump pardons ex-national security adviser". BBC News. November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

[7] "Freshly pardoned Michael Flynn shares message telling Trump to 'suspend the Constitution' to hold a new presidential election". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.

[8] "Michael Flynn calls for Trump to suspend the constitution and declare martial law to re-run election". The Independent. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-12-03.

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Mike Flynn


25th National Security Advisor
In office January 20, 2017 – February 13, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Susan Rice
Succeeded by	H. R. McMaster
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
In office July 24, 2012 – August 7, 2014
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Ronald Burgess
Succeeded by	David Shedd (Acting)

Personal details
Born	Michael Thomas Flynn December 1958 (age 62) Middletown, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political party	Its Complicated -->He has been a keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention and surrogate for Trump, but that does not necessarily make him a Republican.[[Democratic Party (United States]
Alma mater	University of Rhode Island, Kingston (BS) Golden Gate University (MBA) United States Army Command and General Staff College (MMAS) Naval War College (MA)
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1981–2014
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Defense Intelligence Agency • Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
Battles/wars	Operation Urgent Fury Operation Uphold Democracy Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom
Awards	Defense Meritorious Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (4) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal (4) Meritorious Service Medal (6) Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal (6)