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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsREVEALED: Mike Flynns assistant ran secret social media operation & results were reported to Bannon
A friend and associate of Ret. Lt. Gen Michael Flynn worked on two major projects for the former national security advisor and one of them might result in him being called into testifying at a hearing.According to a Washington Post investigative report, Jon Iadonisi used one of his companies to help Flynn with an investigation on behalf of a Turkish government ally. At the same time, Iadonisi was doing work for the Trump campaign. According to a source familiar with the arrangement, he was tasked with managing a key social media project.
Trumps FEC reports reveal he paid $200,000 on Dec. 5 to Colt Ventures, a Dallas venture-capital firm that listed Iadonisis company VizSense as a client after The Post called to inquire. Colt Ventures was founded by Darren Blanton, who met frequently with Steve Bannon while Bannon was working for the Trump campaign. However, a White House official claimed that Bannon is not aware of any of these companies or contracts. Yet, a person familiar with the matter said that Colt Ventures personally provided Bannon with a report that detailed the work theyd done for the campaign.
Trump campaign ED Michael Glassner said that Colt Ventures was paid for a social media project that involved millennial engagement through video content in the final month of the campaign. However, the payment went to the venture capital firm and not to VizSense for the digital work. Also, VizSense isnt located in Dallas where Cold Ventures is, They office out of an Alexandria, VA office suite that was once shared by the Flynn Intel Group.
Its typical for political consultants and vendors to hire people to manage specific projects, but it is illegal for a campaign to avoid disclosure by paying a company that has nothing to do with the recipient of the cash, the FECs former general counsel and head of enforcement told The Post.
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http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/revealed-mike-flynns-assistant-ran-secret-social-media-operation-and-results-were-reported-to-bannon/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-mystery-behind-a-flynn-associates-quiet-work-for-the-trump-campaign/2017/05/04/fc86980e-3044-11e7-9534-00e4656c22aa_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-more-top-stories_no-name%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.56bc686a654f
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REVEALED: Mike Flynns assistant ran secret social media operation & results were reported to Bannon (Original Post)
kpete
May 2017
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Kingofalldems
(38,476 posts)1. Kick this huge story.
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)4. Another important linkage.
furtheradu
(1,865 posts)6. KICK! & thanks!
Wth!!?!!
oasis
(49,408 posts)7. Lock the traitor up and throw away the key.
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)8. WaPost starting to discuss social media interventions
This is great. Keep digging WaPo! I think there's a lot more there to be found.