before trump took office. flynn s fbi interview took place january 24 of 17. then on the 26th of january, the acting attorney general sally yates tells the white house about flynn flying. the washington post breaks the news about sanctions. then the 17th, flynn resigns. michael cohen pushed back hard against his former boss. she s saying very clearly he never directed you to do anything wrong. is that true? i don t think there s anybody that believes that. first of all, nothing at the trump organization was ever done unless it was run through mr. trump. he directed me, as i said in my elocution and i said as well in the plea he directed me to make the payments. he directed me to become involved in these matters.