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At a federal court conference Tuesday morning, a former National Security Council lawyer Michael Flynn pushed to speed up his conviction, saying that he was "A few hours later, a reason 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 firm's business development and provide strategic advice on international military and peacekeeping activities."
It does not mention that President Donald Trump He fired after only 24 days, White House, he misled Vice President Mike Pence about his conversations with Kremlin diplomats.
Not rated either: Flynn pleaded guilty in December to lie to FBI agents working for S special legal adviser Robert Mueller about his interactions with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, on behalf of Trump's transitional agents
. Flynn is ready to take this chapter of his life behind him
Muzin, a former assistant to Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Allaham, who owns high-end kosher restaurants, lobbied Qatar during from last year.
A source familiar with Stonington's transactions told NBC News that the company was "fundamentally a brand" of a firm called Muzin Capitol Partners, with Allaham as a partner
. He lobbied corporate disclosure last year, raising up to $ 125,000 a month to lobby on behalf of the Democratic Party of Albania. 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 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 blaming liberal billionaire George Soros for 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 on 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."
Fundraising Trump Elliott Broidy recently sued Qatar and Muzin, accusing them of being involved in hacking his e-mails. 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 has made no promise, but said that he would consider shaving 30 days between the final report of The pursuit in the Flynn case is punishable by a maximum penalty of five years of imprisonment, but prosecutors could recommend a sentence of imprisonment without seclusion in exchange for his cooperation with Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the elections of 2016. and a possible collusion by the Trump campaign.
A handful of protesters in support and opposition to Flynn gathered in front of the Washington Federal Courthouse for the brief lecture. Flynn passed in front of them without any comment – as we shouted, "Lock it!"
Flynn is one of 20 people and entities accused of investigating a possible collusion between Donald Trump's campaign and Russian agents.
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