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Receive last minute alerts and special reports. WASHINGTON – At a federal court conference on Tuesday morning, a former National Security Advisor's lawyer, Michael Flynn, insisted on speeding up his sentence, saying he was "ready" . "
A few hours later, a reason for this came when Flynn was named director of global strategy for a new Washington lobbying firm, Stonington Global, headed by Nick Muzin and Joseph. Allaham
The partnership website states that Flynn "will lead the development of the company's business and provide strategic advice on international military and peacekeeping activities."
He does not mention President Donald Trump at the White House, he misled Vice President Mike Pence about his conversations with Kremlin diplomats
Not rated either: Flynn pleaded guilty in December of lying to an FBI agent. s working for Special Adviser Robert Mueller on his interactions with Russian Ambbadador Sergey Kislyak on behalf of Trump's transition agents.
Flynn is ready to take this chapter of his life behind him.
Muzin, a former aide to Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), And Allaham, who owns high-end kosher restaurants, lobbied on behalf of Qatar. The Gulf Diplomatic Crisis Last Year
A source close to Stonington's transactions told NBC News that the company was "fundamentally a brand" of a company called Muzin Capitol Partners, with Allaham as a partner.
Muzin Capitol Partners Last year, foreign lobbying disclosure companies filed lobbying claims on behalf of the Democratic Party of Albania, accounting for up to $ 125,000 per month . The leader of the Albanian opposition party, Lulzim Basha, is a pro-Trump national populist who met Trump in June 2000.
Muzin Capitol Partners' ties with Basha prompted the American magazine Mother Jones to follow the Money movements between the company and Albanian Leader in recent months. Basha's party launched attacks on the magazine, falsely claiming that journalists were receiving money from the Albanian Socialist Party and demanding Liberal billionaire George Soros for the reports.
Allaham seems to have been involved in Muzin's previous affairs. A foreign lobbying form filed in November with the Department of Justice on behalf of Muzin Capitol Partners was registered in the name of Allaham.
The file filed March 23, 2017 with the founder of Breitbart and former strategist Steve Bannon. , Breitbart published a story claiming that Basha had been "viciously attacked" by George Soros "and his people and the international media."
The fundraiser Trump Elliott Broidy recently sued Qatar and Muzin, accusing them of being involved in hacking his emails. Separately, Broidy is involved in a dispute over a hush money deal with a former Playboy Playmate brokered by former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen.
Even before Flynn was hired by Muzin and Allaham – a first development reported by the Wall Street Journal – he made incursions into public life. In March, he campaigned for a Republican race for Rep. Maxine Waters' California headquarters.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, who will decide Flynn's fate, summoned him Tuesday in court because he felt "somewhat uncomfortable" at not meeting Flynn before the conviction.
Flynn's lawyer asked the judge to set a date.
"Mr. Flynn is ready to take this chapter of his life behind him," said lawyer Robert Kelner.
Sullivan made no promises but said he would consider shaving 30 days between a final report from the defense and prosecutors. The charge in the Flynn case is punishable by up to five years' imprisonment, but prosecutors could recommend a jail sentence without seclusion in exchange for his cooperation with Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections and possible collusion by Trump.
A handful of protesters in support of and in opposition to Flynn gathered in front of the Washington Federal Courthouse for the brief lecture, Flynn pbaded by without comment, while they shouted loudly: " lock it! " is one of 20 people and entities indicted as part of Mueller's investigation into a possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians.
Charlie Gile reported from Wa Shington, Tracy Connor reported from New York.
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