Michael Flynn
U.S. Army general and former U.S. National Security Advisor
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| October 2024 | Flynn spoke at the Rod of Iron Ministries Freedom Festival, making provocative statements about potential actions following the 2024 presidential election. |
| June 2024 | Flynn added Ivan Raiklin to the America's Future board. |
| June 2024 | The New York Times reported that Flynn and his family members were using his right-wing popularity for paid speeches, consulting, and selling branded merchandise online. |
| April 2024 | A film about Flynn was released, which Flynn promoted through a bus tour in May. |
| January 2024 | Flynn appeared in-studio with Alex Jones, discussing potential government 'false flags' and civil conflict. |
| December 2023 | The Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame nominated Flynn for induction in 2024, leading to several board members resigning in protest. |
| August 2023 | The Auschwitz Memorial condemned Flynn after he made controversial comments suggesting Jewish parents willingly surrendered their children to Nazis during the Holocaust. |
| May 2023 | Trump called into a ReAwaken America event hosted by Flynn at Trump National Doral Miami, expressing support and suggesting potential future administration role. |
| March 2023 | Flynn endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory video claiming secret world control by a 'Khazarian mafia'. |
| 2022 | America's Future nonprofit raised $17,500 in donations and lost $637,000, forcing it to sell assets and use its savings. |
| 2022 | The America Project nonprofit paid Flynn's brother Joseph's business an additional $260,000 in consulting fees. |
| December 2022 | Co-authored 'The Citizen's Guide to Fifth Generation Warfare', a book critiquing social media platforms as powerful weapons being used to manipulate public perception and consolidate power through digital platforms. |
| December 2022 | Flynn testified under subpoena before a Georgia election investigation special grand jury. |
| September 2022 | Flynn joined the executive committee of the Sarasota County, Florida Republican Committee. |
| May 2022 | The Army notified Flynn it would seek to recoup over $38,000 of compensation from his Moscow speech, finding he violated the emoluments clause applicable to military retirees. |
| March 2022 | Flynn appeared before the House Select Committee but repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right to avoid answering questions. |
| January 2022 | University of Rhode Island revoked his Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, signaling a significant change in his professional standing. |
| 2021 | Flynn took control of America's Future, a conservative nonprofit with $3 million in leftover assets after its board of unpaid volunteers resigned. |
| 2021 | Flynn relocated to Sarasota County, Florida, and began associating with The Hollow, a far-right meeting place which includes the Proud Boys, where he has been visiting and making financial donations. |
| 2021 | The America Project nonprofit paid Flynn's brother Joseph's business $150,000 in consulting fees. |
| 2021 | The America Project nonprofit paid Flynn's son Michael's business $200,000 in consulting fees. |
| December 2021 | L. Lin Wood leaked a text exchange revealing Flynn's private comments calling QAnon 'a set up and a disinformation campaign'. |
| November 2021 | Flynn was subpoenaed by the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack for testimony and documents. |
| November 2021 | During a ReAwaken America Tour speech, Flynn controversially stated that the United States must have 'one religion' to be 'one nation under God'. |
| September 2021 | Flynn gave a prayer during the ReAwaken America Tour that drew comparisons to a prayer by Elizabeth Clare Prophet and was criticized by some QAnon supporters as potentially Satanic. |
| May 2021 | Flynn was a keynote speaker at the 'For God & Country: Patriot Roundup' conference in Dallas, where he controversially suggested a coup like Myanmar's could happen in the United States. |
| February 2021 | Flynn distanced himself from QAnon views, stating rumors about Trump using the Insurrection Act were 'nonsense' while not fully disavowing the movement or admitting Biden's election legitimacy. |
| January 27 2021 | The investigation into Flynn was completed, and its findings were forwarded to acting Secretary of the Army John Whitley. |
| January 8 2021 | Flynn's Twitter account was permanently suspended along with other QAnon-affiliated personalities following the Capitol storming, with Twitter citing a policy on Coordinated Harmful Activity. |
| December 2020 | Flynn appeared at a Stop the Steal rally in Washington, D.C. after the Supreme Court's decision in Texas v. Pennsylvania, asserting Donald Trump would be the next president with certainty. |
| December 18 2020 | Flynn attended an Oval Office meeting where Sidney Powell urged Trump to seize voting machines and appoint her as a special counsel. |
| December 17 2020 | During a television interview, Flynn claimed martial law had been instituted 64 times, despite historical inaccuracy, while discussing potential electoral intervention. |
| December 16 2020 | A draft executive order surfaced proposing a military seizure of voting machines and the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the election. |
| December 8 2020 | Criminal case against Flynn is dismissed by Judge Sullivan. |
| November 2020 | Flynn was pardoned and subsequently deepened his involvement with QAnon, endorsing related merchandise and creating a Digital Soldiers media company. |
| November 25 2020 | Receives a presidential pardon from Donald Trump. |
| August 31 2020 | The full appeals court ruled 8-2 to deny the request to dismiss the case or reassign the case from Judge Sullivan. |
| July 4 2020 | Pledges an oath to the QAnon conspiracy theory. |
| June 24 2020 | The appellate court panel ruled to grant Flynn's writ, directing the district court to grant the government's motion to dismiss. |
| May 19 2020 | Flynn filed an Emergency Petition for a Writ of Mandamus in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, requesting the court to grant the government's Motion to Dismiss. |
| May 13 2020 | Judge Sullivan appointed retired US District Judge John Gleeson as amicus curiae to present arguments against the government's Motion to Dismiss. |
| May 12 2020 | Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ordered a hold on the DOJ's intent to drop charges and invited independent groups and legal experts to intervene. |
| May 7 2020 | Justice Department files motion to drop all charges against Flynn, directed by Bill Barr. |
| February 2020 | Attorney General William Barr initiated a review of Flynn's case, appointing Jeffrey Jensen, US Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, to conduct the investigation. |
| February 10 2020 | Flynn's sentencing was postponed indefinitely to allow arguments regarding claims of inadequate legal counsel from previous lawyers. |
| January 2020 | Moves to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming government vindictiveness. |
| January 29 2020 | Flynn filed a personal declaration with the court, declaring under penalty of perjury that he was innocent and did not intentionally lie to FBI agents. |
| January 7 2020 | Prosecutors presented a sentencing memo calling for Flynn to be sentenced to up to six months in jail. |
| December 16 2019 | Judge Sullivan rejected assertions of FBI entrapment and set a sentencing date for January 28, 2020. |
| September 2019 | Flynn was a scheduled speaker at the 'Digital Soldiers Conference' in Atlanta, alongside other Trump associates. |
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