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A fact from Michael Flynn appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 January 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that Michael T. Flynn is the top U.S. military intelligence officer in Afghanistan and has been pushing for closer cooperation with Afghans? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/January.

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Section sizes Section size for Michael Flynn (34 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 21,831 21,831 Early life 6,937 6,937 Military career, 1981-2014 31 15,561 U.S. Army 4,918 15,530 Defense Intelligence Agency 5,455 5,455 Retirement from the military 5,157 5,157 Post-military career 25 34,586 Consulting firm 4,131 12,861 Foreign agent 8,730 8,730 Attendance at RT gala dinner 6,394 6,394 2016 U.S. presidential election 12,246 15,306 Advocacy of technology transfer to Saudi Arabia 3,060 3,060 National Security Advisor, 2017 241 36,763 Trump administration transition 7,103 21,269 Contacts with the Russian ambassador 14,166 14,166 Tenure, January 20 - February 13, 2017 2,428 8,726 Investigations during his tenure 6,298 6,298 Departure 6,527 6,527 Investigations after leaving the Trump administration 9,995 51,566 Plea bargain, 2017 2,147 2,147 Sentencing delayed and postponed indefinitely, 2018-2020 24,870 24,870 Justice Department's motion to drop charges, Presidential pardon 2020 14,554 14,554 Political views 12,179 42,522 2020 election 5,499 5,499 Post-election, 2021 18,228 18,228 2022- present 6,616 6,616 Personal life 822 822 Writings 3,738 3,738 Awards and decorations 8,072 8,072 Other awards and recognitions 2,859 2,859 See also 342 342 References 29 29 Further reading 599 599 External links 2,681 2,681 Total 228,908 228,908

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In a sentencing memorandum released on December 4, 2018, the Mueller investigation stated Flynn "deserves credit for accepting responsibility in a timely fashion and substantially assisting the government" and should receive little or no jail time.[136]

There is far more to the content of the memorandum than that, and it obsoletes much of the other discussion on the page of what Flynn did, which looks like a whitewash at this point. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jibal (talk • contribs)

One might consider the name of Flynn's current attorney to be important information as well; Sidney Powell

Even though he holds a Republican Party office.

“ Flynn joined the Sarasota GOP executive committee in a surge of new members that included a local Proud Boy and other far right individuals.”

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/02/flynn-fails-take-control-gop-florida-county-where-he-lives/10813450002/ Yohannanx (talk) 14:06, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Yohannanx: Update to party affiliation made. Billmckern (talk) 16:43, 7 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This was recently added a few months ago. Is this what the subject is most notable for? Does this belong in the lead sentence? Do reliable sources say that is what he is most notable for? Malerooster (talk) 00:45, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What is the source for when his party affiliation changed? I think even though he was a registered Democrat, he stated in 2016 he didn't consider himself aligned with that party, and served under a Republican administration. It's misleading to just present him as a Democrat until 2022, and what is the reference for this? Andre🚐 22:06, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

do others agree this content should be excluded?

Media Matters reported in January 2024 that days earlier Flynn had appeared in-studio with Alex Jones to say, "I told Alex a couple of years ago when we met that I had first seen him in 2008 and 2009. I said, 'That guy's absolutely right on the money.'" Jones asserted that government-aligned groups are "going to stage false flags — unless we expose them and stop them — to blame us and trigger this. And they're going to make moves that they believe will elicit a civil war. This isn't coming. It's here. They are going to try this." Flynn responded:

I don't raise my voice that much, but when I do, it means that we are moving to — as Alex just said — we're moving towards the sound of the guns here, folks. And the sound of the guns is freedom. We are going to move towards freedom.

soibangla (talk) 02:48, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's quite relevant, properly sourced, and I have restored it. It is very relevant to document that he has called for violent insurrection. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 03:11, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]