Washington (CNN) – President Donald Trump said Friday afternoon [2/10/17] he was unaware of reports that his national security adviser, Michael Flynn, may have spoken about sanctions with the Russian ambassador before the inauguration.
On 01/26/2017 Acting Attorney General, Sally Yates, informed the White House that Michael Flynn lied about not discussing U.S. sanctions with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
01/26/2017 – Immediately after Yates notified the White House Counsel the President was briefed.