n ▁critic ized ▁the ▁U . S . ▁reli ance ▁on ▁d ron es ▁as ▁a ▁" failed ▁strategy ", ▁stating ▁that ▁" what ▁we ▁have ▁is ▁this ▁continued ▁invest ment ▁in ▁conflict . ▁The ▁more ▁weapons ▁we ▁give , ▁the ▁more ▁bomb s ▁we ▁drop , ▁that ▁just ... ▁fu els ▁the ▁conflict ." ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁F BI ▁opened ▁a ▁case ▁on ▁F lyn n ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁Cross fire ▁H urr icane ▁investigation . ▁ ▁The ▁Trump ▁transition ▁team ▁during ▁the ▁campaign , ▁cha ired ▁by ▁former ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁President ial ▁candidate , ▁Governor ▁Chris ▁Christ ie , ▁was ▁against ▁the ▁subject ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Ad vis er ▁position ▁or ▁at ▁any ▁high ▁level ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁viewed ▁as ▁' a ▁loose ▁can non '. ▁ ▁Adv oc acy ▁of ▁technology ▁transfer ▁to ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁U . S . ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁of ▁Donald ▁Trump , ▁and ▁subsequently , ▁F lyn n ▁and ▁J ared ▁K ush ner ▁were ▁engaged ▁in ▁prom oting ▁IP 3 ▁International ' s ▁plan ▁to ▁transfer ▁nuclear ▁technology ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁to ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁a ▁proposed ▁joint ▁US - F rench - Russ ian - B rit ish ▁project , ▁in ▁possible ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁law . ▁ ▁National ▁Security ▁Ad visor ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2