Russia questions that have dogged his team

OCTOBER 7: US accuses Russia of hacking Democrat emails in the presidential election NOVEMBER 8: Trump beats Hillary Clinton to presidency NOV 10: Obama warns Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as national security adviser NOV 18: Trump hires Flynn DECEMBER 29: US imposes sanctions on Russia over Democrat email hacking. Flynn contacts Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Kislyak but insists they didn’t discuss the sanctions JANUARY 11: A dossier from exMI6 officer Christopher Steele alleges Russia has compromising information on Trump JAN 20: Trump is inaugurated JAN 27: Trump reportedly asks FBI director James Comey for ‘loyalty’. Comey says he can only offer honesty FEBRUARY 13: Flynn admits he did discuss sanctions with Russian ambassador, and resigns

FEB 14: Trump reportedly asks Comey to drop FBI probe into Flynn as he is a ‘good guy’

MARCH 20: Comey confirms FBI probe into possible Trumpcampaign links to Russia

MAY 9: Trump sacks Comey. Officials claim he is sacked over a separate investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server. But many think the real reason is the Russia probe

MAY 10: Trump hosts Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Kislyak, where he allegedly divulges classified information over an IS plot involving laptop bombs

MAY 12: Trump admits ‘this Russia thing’ was in fact on his mind when he sacked Comey

MAY 16: The claims emerge that Trump asked Comey to drop investigation into Flynn