Mueller seeks White House documents on Michael Flynn

Investigators are trying to establish if former NSA was paid by Turkish govt

Investigators working for the special counsel, Robert S Mueller III, recently asked the White House for documents related to the former national security adviser Michael T Flynn, and have questioned witnesses about whether he was secretly paid by the Turkish government during the final months of the presidential campaign, according to people close to the investigation.

Though not a formal subpoena, the document request is the first known instance of Mueller’s team asking the White House to hand over records.

In interviews with potential witnesses in recent weeks, prosecutors and FBI agents have spent hours poring over the details of Flynn’s business