▁the ▁time ▁in ▁" cons ult ing ▁work ▁that ▁might ▁have ▁a ided ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Turkey ," ▁that ▁his ▁firm ▁had ▁received ▁pay ments ▁from ▁a ▁company ▁with ▁close ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁Turkish ▁government , ▁or ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁had ▁review ed ▁the ▁draft ▁of ▁the ▁op - ed ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁submitted ▁to ▁The ▁Hill . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁F lyn n ▁registered ▁with ▁the ▁Justice ▁Department ▁as ▁a ▁foreign ▁agent ▁for ▁$ 5 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁worth ▁of ▁lo bb ying ▁work ▁before ▁election ▁day . ▁This ▁work ▁was ▁done ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁a ▁Dutch - based ▁company ▁that ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Turkish ▁government . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁former ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁C IA ▁James ▁W ool sey ▁said ▁that ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁F lyn n , ▁while ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Trump ▁president ial ▁campaign , ▁had ▁attended ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁hotel ▁with ▁Turkish ▁officials ▁including ▁foreign ▁minister ▁Me vl üt ▁ Ç av u ş o ğ lu ▁and ▁energy ▁minister ▁Ber at ▁Alb ay rak , ▁son - in - law ▁of ▁Turkey ' s ▁President ▁Re cep ▁T ay y ip ▁Er dog an , ▁and ▁had ▁discussed ▁ab duct ing ▁F eth ul lah ▁Gü len ▁and ▁sending ▁him ▁to ▁Turkey , ▁by pass ing ▁the ▁U . S . ▁extr ad