12-03-2017, 10:25 AM
January 19, 2017
The New York Times reports that the FBI is leading an interagency task force probing ties between Russia and three close Trump associates: Roger Stone, Carter Page, and Paul Manafort (pictured below).
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January 20, 2017
Trump takes the oath of office, becoming the 45th President of the United States.
January 22, 2017
Michael Flynn is sworn in as national security adviser, a position that does not require Senate confirmation.
January 24, 2017
Michael Flynn denies to FBI agents in an interview that he discussed U.S. sanctions with Russia before Trump took office, a statement he has since contradicted in a guilty plea to federal charges brought by the special counsel that he lied to the FBI in that interview.
January 26, 2017
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates informs the White House counsel that Flynn lied about the nature of his calls with Kislyak and is vulnerable to blackmail. Trump would later fire Yates in the midst of the controversy over his travel ban.
The New York Times reports that the FBI is leading an interagency task force probing ties between Russia and three close Trump associates: Roger Stone, Carter Page, and Paul Manafort (pictured below).
January 20, 2017
Trump takes the oath of office, becoming the 45th President of the United States.
January 22, 2017
Michael Flynn is sworn in as national security adviser, a position that does not require Senate confirmation.
January 24, 2017
Michael Flynn denies to FBI agents in an interview that he discussed U.S. sanctions with Russia before Trump took office, a statement he has since contradicted in a guilty plea to federal charges brought by the special counsel that he lied to the FBI in that interview.
January 26, 2017
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates informs the White House counsel that Flynn lied about the nature of his calls with Kislyak and is vulnerable to blackmail. Trump would later fire Yates in the midst of the controversy over his travel ban.