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Ex NatSec Adviser Flynn Ordered To Hand over Papers

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A US Senate panel investigating Russian interference in last year's election issued a rare formal demand for documents from President Donald Trump's former national security adviser.

Michael Flynn failed to voluntarily co-operate with the investigation, the Senate Intelligence Committee said.

He was forced to resign in February after failing to disclose the content of his talks with Russian diplomats.

Meanwhile, the fallout continues over the firing of the FBI director.

The White House maintained that James Comey was removed on Tuesday for his handling of the inquiry over Hillary Clinton's emails.

But senior Democrats said he had recently asked the justice department for more resources for his Trump-Russia investigation.

The Senate Intelligence Committee said it issued a subpoena after Flynn rejected its request on 28 April to submit documents relevant to the investigation.

Flynn, a retired army lieutenant-general, misled the White House about discussing US sanctions against Russia with the country's envoy, Sergei Kislyak, before Donald Trump's inauguration in January.

His links to Russia are being scrutinized by the FBI and the House and Senate Intelligence Committees, as part of wider investigations into claims Moscow sought to tip the election in favor of Trump, and into contacts between Russia and members of the president's campaign team.

The rare use of a subpoena by senators makes it clear that the committee is forging ahead with its investigation into the alleged Trump-Russia links, the BBC's Laura Bicker in Washington says.

Reaction to Comey's firing continued on Wednesday, with a White House spokeswoman saying that President Trump had been considering sacking the FBI director since he was elected.

But critics accuse the Republican president of firing the nation's top law enforcement official because he was leading the Russian inquiry.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team