A House Democrat called for Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the ex-National Security Advisor under former President Donald Trump, to lose his pension.
last November formally asking the Defense Department to revoke Flynn's pension, writing that he should be"stripped of any military benefits he receives due to his encouragement of and involvement in violent attempts to overturn our democratic process."
The Army fine stems from Flynn attending a 2015 Moscow gala to celebrate the anniversary of Russia Today, a Russian state news network. In a May 2 letter, the Army informed Flynn that they would be seeking $38,557.
"When there is a finding that a military retiree has violated the Emoluments Clause, the United States Government may pursue a debt collection," Army lawyer Craig Schmauder said in the May 2 letter to Flynn, per The Post.A spokesperson for Flynn did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on Saturday. when asked whether he believed the violence on January 6, 2021, was justified.