groping with one saying franken suggested the two visit the bathroom together. nbc news has not been able to independently verify that report. former national security adviser michael flynn is seen as a key figure in the russia investigation. now there may be a change in his legal strategy. the new york times first to report flynn s lawyer trig gert a special sharing of the probe. the washington post reports the call took place on wednesday evening. flynn s attorney had no comment. now, information sharing is a normal tactic for defense attorneys during investigations, but must stop when doing so would pose a conflict of trt, a sign flynn could be cooperating with robert mueller s probe or at least beginning negotiations. president trump s lawyer jay sekulow said in a statement, no one should draw the conclusion this means anything about general flynn cooperating against the president. describing the development as no surprise, sekulow said, what was