A turbulent Trump presidency

Jan. 21 – White House press secretary Sean Spicer attacks media for reporting size of inauguration crowds.

Jan. 26 – Acting Attorney General Sally Yates reports to the White House that national security adviser Michael Flynn has lied about his contacts with the Russian ambassador.

Jan. 27 – President Trump signs executive order temporarily banning travel from seven Muslim majority countries Jan. 30 – Trump fires Yates. Feb. 9 – 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a restraining order against the travel ban. Feb. 13 – Trump fires Flynn. March 2 – Attorney General Jeff Sessions recuses himself from any investigations relating to Russia and the Trump campaign.

March 6 – Trump issues revised temporarily travel ban of six Muslim-majority countries.

March 15 – Travel ban blocked again by a federal judge in Hawaii. March 20 – FBI Director James Comey testifies that an investigation into possible Trump campaign collusion with Russian election meddling has been underway since June.

March 22 – Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., announces that he has seen secret information about incidental collection of Trump and his associates. He cancels the House Intelligence Committee’s public hearing with Yates.

May 8 – Yates and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testify on Russian election interference before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee. May 9 – Trump fires Comey. May 15 – The Washington Post reports that Trump disclosed confidential information to Russia officials.

May 16 – The New York Times reports that Comey wrote a memo detailing Trump’s efforts to persuade him to drop the Flynn investigation.