legal document charge michael flynn lie federal bureau investigation lay chronology events connect offense former u.s. national security adviser plead guilty friday timeline base document know statement offense events time document draft prosecutors work special counsel robert mueller investigation tie president donald trump 2016 election campaign russia period cover include presidential transition follow trump election victory nov. 2016 first months presidency dec. 21 2016 egypt submit unite nations security council resolution demand end israeli settlement build dec. 22 senior member trump transition team direct flynn contact officials foreign governments include russia learn country stand resolution influence delay vote defeat resolution day flynn contact russia ambassador unite state pending vote flynn inform ambassador incoming administration opposition resolution ask russia vote delay statement offense name ambassador russia envoy time sergei kislyak dec. 23 flynn speak ambassador inform flynn come ballot russia would vote resolution russia among 14 countries 15-member council approve resolution day unite state abstain make passage possible despite heavy pressure israel president-elect trump dec. 28 president barack obama sign executive order take effect next day impose sanction russia response moscow action intend interfere presidential election russian ambassador unite state contact flynn ask reporters unite state sanction russia trump suggest two countries lay rest controversy moscow interference election say think ought get live trump mar-a-lago resort palm beach florida cast doubt u.s. intelligence agencies find russian hackers take information democratic party computers post online help trump defeat democratic rival hillary clinton dec. 29 flynn call senior transition team official senior transition team members mar-a-lago discuss anything communicate russian ambassador sanction discussion flynn official touch potential impact sanction incoming trump administration foreign policy goals officials flynn also talk transition team members desire russia escalate situation immediately conversation flynn call ambassador ask russia escalate respond sanction reciprocally shortly afterwards flynn discuss substance call ambassador transition official include discussion u.s. sanction dec. 30 russian president vladimir putin release statement indicate russia retaliate response sanction time dec. 31 ambassador call flynn inform russia choose retaliate response flynn request call flynn speak senior transition team members conversations ambassador regard sanction russia decision escalate jan. 13 2017 interview wall street journal trump suggest might away sanction russia prove helpful battle terrorists reach goals important washington jan. 16 time london publish interview trump president-elect say propose offer end sanction russia annexation crimea return nuclear arm reduction deal jan. 20 trump take office flynn become national security adviser jan. 24 flynn agree interview fbi agents interview falsely state ask russian ambassador refrain escalation respond u.s. sanction flynn also falsely state remember follow-up conversation ambassador say russia choose moderate response sanction due flynn request flynn make additional false statements phone call russia several countries u.n. security council resolution israeli settlements specifically flynn falsely say ask countries position vote ask countries take particular action resolution flynn also falsely state russian ambassador never tell russia response request regard resolution jan. 27 joint news conference visit british prime minister theresa may trump say early stag consider whether lift sanction russia jan. 28 first conversation since trump inauguration trump putin agree try rebuild u.s.-russia tie cooperate syria kremlin say kremlin spokesman say two days late sanction discuss feb. u.s. treasury department adjust sanction russia fsb intelligence agency make limit exceptions measure obama put place feb. 13 flynn fire follow disclosures discuss u.s. sanction russia kislyak moscow u.s. ambassador mislead vice president mike pence conversations feb. 16 trump say direct flynn talk russia ambassador sanction take office march flynn file multiple document justice department involve foreign agents registration act pertain project conduct company flynn intel group inc benefit turkey file flynn make false statements omissions timeline u.s. prosecutors lay flynn 's deal russian ambassador