Ret. Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (Photo: Defense Intelligence Agency)
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn started his own legal defense fund in wake of Vice President Mike Pence starting his own fund, while still maintaining he didn't know anything about anything. Now Flynn is begging for money and the internet is heckling.
Lori and I are very grateful to my brother Joe and sister Barbara for creating a fund to help pay my legal defense costs. 1/2— General Flynn (@General Flynn) 1505736016.0
Flynn has been caught in a series of connections to foreign investors and shady deals and he's already begging for immunity. He's not getting it, though, and he's begging for money to help him mount a defense.
While the director of the Government Ethics Office has said that lobbyist money is acceptable to receive, Flynn has promised he won't take money from foreign nationals.
Flynn defense fund says: "Any donations that are identified as originating with foreign nationals will be declined… https://t.co/tcwVSwU8N6— Kate Brannen (@Kate Brannen) 1505746723.0
Check out the lampooning he received on Twitter below:
@WatchPresTrump @ALT_uscis What about #vetsagainstFlynn? I can't believe he has the balls to use his service to tr… https://t.co/z579uGKVYt— 🇺🇸❄️Feathery Ice Crystal❄️🇺🇸 (@🇺🇸❄️Feathery Ice Crystal❄️🇺🇸) 1505742723.0
@ALT_uscis Gee Mike, I'd love to help but I already donated to hurricane relief, to assist people in actual need fr… https://t.co/lkvbN8S3Kn— Cryptan (@Cryptan) 1505741440.0
@jimsciutto @maggieNYT I just don't understand, why is that necessary for an innocent man? A man with integrity, wh… https://t.co/UGveH2JKve— 🇺🇸G Theres🇺🇸 (@🇺🇸G Theres🇺🇸) 1505744716.0
@K8brannen @maggieNYT So, they will just "wash" the donations sufficiently to say they "didn't know" the donation o… https://t.co/HeXcN8aljp— Laurie Payne (@🏠) #WhitePeopleAgainstRacism (@Laurie Payne (@🏠) #WhitePeopleAgainstRacism) 1505746892.0
@K8brannen https://t.co/tZ2zepOOD8— Ian Wallace (@Ian Wallace) 1505746959.0
@jimsciutto @traciemac_Bmore Flynn Sr and Traitor Tot could save themselves a lot of money by confessing and flippi… https://t.co/EQI1wle2mh— YardySpice 🇯🇲 🇺🇸 (@YardySpice 🇯🇲 🇺🇸) 1505734321.0
@jimsciutto He could just tell the truth and not try to hide things from Mueller. That'll cut down on legal expenses.— Pé (@Pé) 1505741767.0
@jimsciutto Mike Flynn's net worth is $7.2 Million.— Colleen Sloan (@Colleen Sloan) 1505750546.0
@jimsciutto Let's see if the Nazis have any money they want to throw at their racist heroes. We'll wait...— Sack O'Hammers™⚒🔥 #NoRA🇺🇸 (@Sack O'Hammers™⚒🔥 #NoRA🇺🇸) 1505747525.0
@jimsciutto @jpublik Save money - confess, dish the dirt on Trump, say sorry you committed treason, and clap when e… https://t.co/zIuDsh7JqI— Dennis Thomas (@Dennis Thomas) 1505745321.0
@jimsciutto @maggieNYT Don't give a fucking cent to Flynn. When he decided to help subvert our constitution, he los… https://t.co/IrjBouJ8sY— Fyodor Dostoyevsky (@Fyodor Dostoyevsky) 1505744287.0
@jimsciutto Press release needs to be in Russian.— Shannon Anderson (@Shannon Anderson) 1505743970.0
@jimsciutto The Benedict Arnold Memorial Defense Fund— The Nutcracker (@The Nutcracker) 1505743795.0
@jimsciutto Any1 thinking of donating to Flynn - Save your money! FBI has the goods! No immunity offer means - They… https://t.co/lbvkdPSjMs— Bull Moose Society🇺🇸 (@Bull Moose Society🇺🇸) 1505735107.0
Awwwww...Misha🇷🇺Flynn needs help paying his legal bills🎻 DOES HE ACCEPT RUBLES OR BITCOIN⁉️🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/3UFfUFW0XQ— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD (@Dena Grayson, MD, PhD) 1505744226.0
@GenFlynn I am mailing you this check. Whatever you need bruh https://t.co/X41dEDNMr7— ALT-immigration 🛂 (@ALT-immigration 🛂) 1505750686.0
@GenFlynn https://t.co/vXZbuZx2dW— SeriouslyUS? (@SeriouslyUS?) 1505736636.0
@GenFlynn Seriously Flynn,you're begging for other people 2 pay 4 you & you're a multi-millionaire.Take a page out… https://t.co/biA1bRLeaJ— Auggie Doggie's Mommy (@Auggie Doggie's Mommy) 1505744381.0
@GenFlynn @DevlinBarrett Is this a joke?— Suneet Mahandru (@Suneet Mahandru) 1505737701.0
@yashar https://t.co/9Py57SzHg2— 𝚔𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚗 (@𝚔𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚗) 1505743801.0
@yashar Why aren't the Trumps or Kushners helping him? They think he's such a good man, not to mention that he comm… https://t.co/U0ayqBx3Jy— Jen Finley 🌊 (@Jen Finley 🌊) 1505744163.0
Life comes at you fast @GenFlynn Before and After https://t.co/fmv9ts4P50— ALT-immigration 🛂 (@ALT-immigration 🛂) 1505751466.0
