Pentagon probes ex-Trump adviser Flynn over payments from foreign groups

The Pentagon’s inspector general has launched an investigation into whether Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor to President Trump, accepted money from foreign groups without the required approval.
Flynn faces scrutiny over payments of hundreds of thousands of dollar’s from state-run Russia Today TV network after retiring from the army in 2014.
The White House press secretary Sean Spicer sought to deflect criticism.
Flynn was picked by Trump to be his national security adviser, but was fired in February for misleading the vice president over his contact with the Russian ambassador.
He is also the subject of congressional probes into Russia interference in the presidential election, as well as his work last year as a foreign agent hired to promote Turkish government views.