Mueller has enough evidence to bring charges in Flynn probe: Report
US special counsel Robert Mueller has gathered enough evidence to bring charges against the former National Security Adviser of US President Donald Trump, Michael Flynn, and his son.
According to NBC News, the evidence relates to Flynn’s attempted activity to orchestrate the removal of Fethullah Gülen, the chief rival of Turkish President Recep Erdogan, from the US to Turkey in exchange for millions of dollars.
Investigators are also interested in information surrounding Flynn's lobbying work, including whether he laundered money or lied to federal agents about his overseas contacts, according to three sources familiar with the investigation.
Investigators on the Mueller team are further looking into the connections of Flynn’s son and his possible collusion with his father. The younger Flynn worked closely with his father, whose connections to foreign governments, including Russia and Turkey, have been a subject of federal and congressional investigations.
Michael G. Flynn accompanied his father, for instance, on a trip to Moscow in December 2015 for the elder Flynn to deliver a paid speech at a 10th anniversary celebration for the state-sponsored Russian television network RT.
Mueller's mandate gives him permission to investigate "any matters" that arise out of his investigation into Russia's election interference and whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow.
Mueller is applying renewed pressure on Flynn following his indictment of Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, three sources familiar with the investigation told NBC News.
Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Richard Gates, Manafort’s close associate and business partner, were put under house arrest late October after they pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from Mueller's extensive probe into whether Russia interfered in the 2016 US presidential election.
In addition to Manafort and Gates, George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser, has been charged by Mueller, alleging that he had "close connections with senior Russian government officials."
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