“Now we have the Strategic Initiatives Group and the National Security Council both working on issues of national security and strategy. “That is very different from what the National Security Council is doing every day under the sterling leadership of General Flynn,” he added, referring to Michael T. Flynn, then the national security adviser, who would resign 12 days later. Mr. Gorka told Mr. Hannity he still had invoices for the expert report he submitted for the case. Though his appointment to the White House occurred only recently, Mr. Gorka has been in touch with Mr. Trump at least since 2015. Federal election commission filings indicate that the Trump campaign paid $8,000 to Mr. Gorka for policy consulting in 2015.

Source: New York Times February 17, 2017 17:36 UTC