:*Dana Priest of ''WaPo'' publishes follow up on Isikoff's July 18 interview with Flynn:
:*Dana Priest of ''WaPo'' publishes follow up on Isikoff's July 18 interview with Flynn:
{{quotebox|'''Priest:''' Tell me about the RT [state-run Russian Television] relationship?<br>'''Flynn:''' I was asked by my speaker’s bureau, LAI [Leading Authorities, Inc.]. I do public speaking. It was in Russia. It was a paid speaking opportunity. I get paid so much, the speaker’s bureau got paid so much, based on our contract. The gig was to do an interview with [RT correspondent] Sophie Shevardnadze. It was an interview in front of the forum, probably 200 people in the audience. My purpose there was I was asked to talk about [[radical]] [[Islam]] in the Middle East. They asked me to talk about what was going on in the situation unfolding in the Middle East.<br>'''Priest:''' Have you appeared on RT regularly?<br>'''Flynn:''' I appear on [[Al Jazeera]], Sky News Arabia, RT. I don’t get paid a dime. I have no media contracts. … [I am interviewed] on CNN, Fox …<br>'''Priest:''' Why would you go on RT, they’re state-run?<br>'''Flynn:''' Well, what’s CNN?}}
{{quotebox|'''Priest:''' Tell me about the RT [state-run Russian Television] relationship?<br>'''Flynn:''' I was asked by my speaker’s bureau, LAI [Leading Authorities, Inc.]. I do public speaking. It was in Russia. It was a paid speaking opportunity. I get paid so much, the speaker’s bureau got paid so much, based on our contract. The gig was to do an interview with [RT correspondent] Sophie Shevardnadze. It was an interview in front of the forum, probably 200 people in the audience. My purpose there was I was asked to talk about [[radical]] [[Islam]] in the Middle East. They asked me to talk about what was going on in the situation unfolding in the Middle East.<br>'''Priest:''' Have you appeared on RT regularly?<br>'''Flynn:''' I appear on [[Al Jazeera]], Sky News Arabia, RT. I don’t get paid a dime. I have no media contracts. … [I am interviewed] on CNN, Fox …<br>'''Priest:''' Why would you go on RT, they’re state-run?<br>'''Flynn:''' Well, what’s CNN?}}
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[[File:John-mccain-sergei-millian-600x395.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Alleged Russian agent Sergei Millian colluding with [[Sen. John McCain]].]]
*'''19 August.''' Ukrainian parliament member [[Sergii Leshchenko]] holds news conference to draw attention to Paul Manafort and Trump's “pro-Russia” ties.
*'''19 August.''' Ukrainian parliament member [[Sergii Leshchenko]] holds news conference to draw attention to Paul Manafort and Trump's “pro-Russia” ties.