Did National Security Pick Michael Flynn Meet With Austrian Far-Right Leader?
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By Josefin Dolsten December 22, 2016
(JTA) — A Donald Trump transition team spokesman denied a report that Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the president-elect’s designated national security adviser, had met with a leader of Austria’s far right.
In a Thursday morning call with reporters, Jason Miller said Flynn had never met with Heinz-Christian Strache, who heads the Freedom Party.
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