“I honestly don’t understand why the White House is covering up for Michael Flynn,” Mr. Cummings told reporters. Mr. Cummings also said on Thursday that he disagreed with Mr. Chaffetz’s decision not to call Mr. Flynn before their committee, and to defer to the investigation conducted by the House Intelligence Committee. Mr. Chaffetz announced late Wednesday that he would be away for a few weeks recovering from a medical emergency. Mr. Cummings also distributed an unclassified version of a document that prompted their Tuesday announcement, a letter from the Defense Intelligence Agency informing lawmakers that Mr. Flynn neither sought approval nor reported income from a foreign source. After being forced out of the Trump administration, Mr. Flynn belatedly filed paperwork as a foreign agent for his work lobbying on behalf of Turkey’s interests in the United States.

Source: New York Times April 27, 2017 14:25 UTC