Michael Flynn was being paid to lobby for Turkey while attending top-level intelligence briefings during Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, NBC News reported on Friday.

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According to the report, Flynn did not immediately register as a foreign lobbyist after his firm, Flynn Intel Group, was hired by a Turkish businessman last year.

The Associated Press reported that Flynn only submitted his foreign agent registration with the Justice Depart this week.

The AP also noted that Flynn had done as much as $530,000 worth of lobbying that may have benefitted Turkey before Election Day.

The former national security adviser resigned his post in February after it was discovered that he mislead numerous White House officials, including Vice President Pence, about the contents of his conversation with the Russian ambassador.