washington lawyer former u.s. national security adviser michael flynn friday label outrageous false media report suggest client may involve allege plan seize muslim cleric deliver turkey exchange millions dollars rare statement lawyer robert kelner come wall street journal report friday special counsel robert mueller investigate allege proposal flynn son would receive 15 million seize fethullah gulen u.s. home deliver turkish government journal cite people familiar investigation nbc also report friday allege december 2016 meet say mueller team investigate whether flynn meet senior turkish officials weeks president donald trump january 2017 inauguration possible quid pro quo flynn would pay bid turkey government office nbc cite multiple people familiar probe respect process various investigations regard 2016 campaign intentionally avoid respond every rumor allegation raise media kelner say email statement today news cycle bring allegations general flynn range kidnap bribery outrageous prejudicial make exception usual rule false wall street journal report allege plan involve flynn turkish officials emerge mueller wide investigation possible russian interference 2016 presidential election collusion trump campaign flynn fire trump 24 days job mislead vice president mike pence extent conversations russian ambassador sergei kislyak last year barry coburn lawyer flynn son michael flynn jr. decline comment turkish president tayyip erdogan accuse gulen instigate fail coup july 2016 want extradite turkey face trial gulen deny role coup spokesman mueller team decline comment report friday flynn central figure mueller investigation conversations kislyak wait march retroactively register justice department foreign agent work turkish businessman journal report fbi agents ask least four people december meet new york flynn turkish government representatives discuss remove gulen cite people knowledge fbi inquiries nbc also report investigators question witness allege december meet flynn turkish officials gulen discuss group also discuss set free turkish-iranian gold trader reza zarrab zarrab prison unite state federal charge help iran skirt u.s. sanction nbc say reuters report oct. 26 say one flynn business associate former cia director jam woolsey pitch 10 million contract two turkish businessmen help discredit gulen woolsey adviser trump election campaign woolsey member flynn firm flynn intel group accord justice department file firm archive company website mueller team also interview white house senior policy adviser stephen miller highest-level trump aide know speak investigators cnn report thursday story correct friday thursday first paragraph flynn lawyer deny report quid pro quo plan deliver cleric turkey