charges in robert mueller's investigation. as part of the deal, flynn has agreed to cooperate with the investigation, seemingly turning on his former boss. today marks a watershed moment in the relationship between the two men that dates back roughly two years. the retired general first met donald trump in august of 2015 when flynn traveled to trump tower to meet with the then-candidate. according to "the new yorker" they were scheduled to talk for 30 minutes, the conversation lasted 90. flynn left the meeting deeply impressed with trump. by february 2016, michael flynn was serving as informal foreign policy advisor to the trump campaign. he had openly advocated for closer ties with russia, in fact, two months earlier lieutenant general nine had traveled to russia to moscow as a paid speaker for a russian today anniversary dinner. he was seated two seats over from russian president vladimir putin. on april 27th, 2016, donald trump delivered his first major foreign policy speech in which he advocated for closer ties