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2024-02-08 19:45:33 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F106DDEE275BB5FFFFC4205902B4514B768FFB5D14695E3335A54F9007BC4621
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Missing context: Mike Flynn pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI about discussions he had with the Russian ambassador regarding election interference. He also received undisclosed foreign payments, including from Russian state-owned media outlet RT. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/08/michael-flynn-ignored-official-warnings-receiving-foreign-payments?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other https://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/michael-flynn-paid-moscow-speech-236137 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/timeline-michael-flynns-interactions-russia-cost-job/story?id=45456031 https://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/19/politics/michael-flynn-donald-trump-russia-influence/index.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-flynn-followed-russian-troll-accounts-pushed-their-messages-in-days-before-election https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/new-details-released-on-russia-related-payments-to-flynn-before-he-joined-trump-campaign/2017/03/16/52a4205a-0a55-11e7-a15f-a58d4a988474_story.html
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