The russia Propaganda Network rt. He sat near russian president Vladimir Putin. Sometime in january 2016, a month later, flynn submits an application for a renewal of his security clearance. Then one month later on february 1 112016, security clearance investigators in response to the application interviewed flynn. One month later, march 14, 2016, those investigators issued a report of their investigation, their interview with flynn. That march 14 report states that flynn told investigators u. S. Companies paid for him to attend the rt gala with putin. Congressman cummings says they, meaning the committee, have documents showing it was rt who paid flynn to participate in the gala and paid him through his Speakers Bureau. Not directly, but directly for his airfare and his lodging. Its all in this letter. Congressman cummings writing, the stated facts undercut what republicans have repeatedly said that the obama team was responsible for vetting flynn, including in an interview right here