▁occurred ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 8 ▁and ▁thus ▁couldn ' t ▁have ▁touched ▁on ▁the ▁ret ali ation ▁measures ▁or ▁Russia ' s ▁response ; ▁Sp ic er ▁later ▁had ▁to ▁correct ▁himself ▁on ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁conversation . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁F lyn n ▁informed ▁Don ▁McG ahn , ▁soon ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁Coun sel , ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁under ▁investigation ▁over ▁his ▁work ▁for ▁Turkey . ▁Ten ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁Donald ▁Trump , ▁F lyn n ▁told ▁then - National ▁Security ▁Ad visor ▁Susan ▁R ice ▁not ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁a ▁planned ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ra qq a ▁using ▁Kur d ish ▁People ' s ▁Prote ction ▁Units . ▁F lyn n ' s ▁decision ▁would ▁delay ▁the ▁campaign — which ▁had ▁taken ▁seven ▁months ▁to ▁plan — for ▁several ▁more ▁months , ▁but ▁was ▁consistent ▁with ▁Turkish ▁ob jections ▁to ▁working ▁with ▁Kur d ish ▁troops . ▁ ▁Act ing ▁Att orney ▁General ▁S ally ▁Y ates , ▁in ▁May 8 ▁testim ony ▁before ▁the ▁Senate ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee ' s ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Crime ▁and ▁T error ism , ▁said ▁the ▁F BI ▁interview ed ▁F lyn n , ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁that ▁interview , ▁she ▁made ▁an ▁" urg ent " ▁request ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁McG ahn . ▁She ▁met ▁with ▁him ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 6 ▁and