Trumps involvement with Russia timeline

December 2015: Flynn attends Russia Today dinner. He is seated next to Putin. Receives $33k for his appearance
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/guess-who-came-dinner-flynn-putin-n742696
April 2016: Flynn has DIA security clearance renewed. He does not disclose any payments from Russia
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/flynn-never-told-dia-russians-paid-him-say-officials-n756421
July 2016: FBI begins to investigate any ties between Trump campaign and Russia
http://www.latimes.com/nation/92850352-132.html
August 2016: Flynn begins lobbying for Turkey. Ultimately receives $530k over course of his work
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/us/politics/michael-flynn-turkey.html
http://www.npr.org/2017/03/10/519703341/michael-flynn-admits-lobbying-may-have-benefited-turkish-government
November 8th: Flynn writes Op-ed advocating better relations with Turkey
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/305021-our-ally-turkey-is-in-crisis-and-needs-our-support
November 8th: Donald Trump wins election
November 10th: In first meeting between Trump and Obama, Obama raises concern over Flynn
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/us/politics/obama-flynn-trump.html
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/08/politics/obama-trump-michael-flynn/
November 8-17th: At some point in November, Flynn informs transition team of intent to register as foreign agent
https://apnews.com/789224e9049b407eaa6b1724eeac82af/trump-team-was-told-flynn-might-need-register
November 17th: Flynn is named for National Security Adviser.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/michael-flynn-national-security-adviser-231591
November 18th: Elijah Cummings sends letter to VP-elect Pence, including notification of Flynn lobbying company's work with Turkey
http://www.businessinsider.com/elijah-cummings-letter-to-mike-pence-about-flynn-turkey-lobbying-2017-3
https://democrats-oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/cummings-requests-documents-relating-to-michael-flynn-s-apparent-conflicts-of
November 30: The Justice Department sends a letter to Flynn notifying him they were scrutinizing his lobbying work.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/us/politics/michael-flynn-donald-trump-national-security-adviser.html
December 2016: Michael Flynn has undisclosed conversation with Sergei Kislyak, the Russian Ambassador to the United States. Around the time Obama put new sanctions on Russia
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-reviewed-flynns-calls-with-russian-ambassador-but-found-nothing-illicit/2017/01/23/aa83879a-e1ae-11e6-a547-5fb9411d332c_story.html?utm_term=.cfdd5619ab4e
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/14/us/politics/flynn-call-russia-timeline.html
January 4th: Flynn informs White House he was under investigation for Turkey lobbying
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/us/politics/michael-flynn-donald-trump-national-security-adviser.html
January ~10th: Flynn reportedly delays ISIS attack plan that Turkey objected to.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article151149702.htmlhttp://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article151149647.html
January 15th: Pence says Flynn phonecall was unrelated to sanctions
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/michael-flynn-russia-sanctions-mike-pence-234899
January 18th: Flynn meets for 'working breakfast' with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs
January 20th: Donald Trump’s inauguration
January 24th: Flynn has interview with FBI
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/flynn-in-fbi-interview-denied-discussing-sanctions-with-russian-ambassador/2017/02/16/e3e1e16a-f3d5-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html?utm_term=.f5c50a39c83b
January 26th: Sally Yates informs the WH that reports about Flynn’s conversations were untrue and Flynn was susceptible to compromise
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/08/politics/sally-yates-senate-testimony/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/us/politics/michael-flynn-sally-yates-hearing.html
January 27th: Donald Trump has dinner with Comey. Trump asks him for loyalty.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/us/politics/trump-comey-firing.html
January 30th: Sally Yates is fired. Administration & Trump cite refusal to defend travel ban
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/acting-attorney-general-sally-yates/story?id=46444595
February 9th: Washington Post reports that Flynn discussed sanctions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/national-security-adviser-flynn-discussed-sanctions-with-russian-ambassador-despite-denials-officials-say/2017/02/09/f85b29d6-ee11-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html?utm_term=.97b1141b770f
February 13th: Washington Post reports that Yates warned WH
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/justice-department-warned-white-house-that-flynn-could-be-vulnerable-to-russian-blackmail-officials-say/2017/02/13/fc5dab88-f228-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html?utm_term=.aa62be00e134
February 13th: Flynn resigns within hours of WaPo reporthttp://www.cnn.com/2017/02/13/politics/michael-flynn-white-house-national-security-adviser/
February 14th: Trump asks Comey to end Flynn probe. “I hope you can let this go”https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/politics/james-comey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-tweets-idUSKCN18C19Y
March 9th: Flynn registers as foreign agent under FARA
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/michael-flynn-registers-foreign-agent-earned-530k-lobbying-article-1.2993217
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/michael-flynn-lobby-turkey-235843
March 9th: Pence says story that Flynn registering earlier in day as foreign agent is first he heard of it. Calls it affirmation of Flynn resignation
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-pence-says-turkey-ties-are-affirmation-of-decision-to-fire-michael-flynn/
March 10th: Story breaks that Flynn had informed transition team of intent to register as foreign agent before inauguration
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/10/trump-team-knew-michael-flynn-might-register-foreign-agent-turkey-work/99018396/
March 20th: Comey discloses Trump-Russia investigation by FBI. Rebuts Trump claims of Obama ‘wiretapp’ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/us/politics/intelligence-committee-russia-donald-trump.html
https://www.c-span.org/video/?425087-1/fbi-director-says-hes-investigating-links-trump-campaign-russia
March 31st: Flynn requests immunity. Request rejected next day
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/senate-intelligence-committee-rejects-immunity-michael-flynn-n741061
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/30/politics/michael-flynn-immunity-testimony/
May 3rd: Comey testifies to Senate about his decisions in Email investigation
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/comey-decision-reopen-investigation-was-right-nauseous-n754251
May 8th: Sally Yates testifies that Flynn was at risk for blackmail and that she had warned the WH, confirming media reports
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/us/politics/michael-flynn-sally-yates-hearing.html
May 8th: Trump asks Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General to write justifications for firing Comey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-trumps-anger-and-impatience-prompted-him-to-fire-the-fbi-director/2017/05/10/d9642334-359c-11e7-b373-418f6849a004_story.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/us/politics/trump-comey-showboat-fbi.html
http://billmoyers.com/story/timeline-comey-firing/
May 9th: Trump fires Comey. WH claims that it was because of handling of Hillary Clinton email investigation
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/politics/james-comey-fbi-trump-white-out/
May 11th: Senate intelligence committee subpoenas Michael Flynn for documentshttp://www.cnn.com/2017/05/10/politics/flynn-subpoena/
May 16th: Trump has meeting with Erdogan in White House
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/16/politics/trump-erdogan-visit/