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Mike Flynn was paid to work for Russia's top cybersecurity firm while he still had top-secret security clearance

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was paid by several Russian companies before becoming an adviser to Donald Trump.

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was paid by several Russian companies before becoming an adviser to Donald Trump,

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Flynn told The Washington Post that he had been paid to speak at the gala, but had not previously disclosed his work for either Kaspersky or

"I cannot recall any time in our nation’s history when the President selected as his National Security Advisor someone who violated the Constitution by accepting tens of thousands of dollars from an agent of a global adversary that attacked our democracy," letter

He added: "I also cannot recall a time when the President and his top advisers seemed so disinterested in the truth about that individual’s work on behalf of foreign nations—whether due to willful ignorance or knowing indifference."

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