187 request shortly after the dinner occurred; and Comey described the request while under oath in congressional proceedings and in a subsequent interview with investigators subject to penalties for lying under 18 U.S.C. § 1001. Comey’s memory of the details of the dinner, including that the President 188 requested loyalty, has remained consistent throughout. 6. Flynn’s Resignation On February 2, 2017, Eisenberg reviewed the underlying information 189 relating to Flynn’s calls with Kislyak. Eisenberg recalled that he prepared a memorandum about criminal statutes that could apply to Flynn’s conduct, but he did not believe the White House had enough information to make a definitive 190 recommendation to the President. Eisenberg and McGahn discussed that Eisenberg’s review of the underlying information confirmed his preliminary conclusion that Flynn was unlikely to be prosecuted for violating the Logan 191 Act. Because White House officials were uncertain what Flynn had told the FBI, however, they could not assess his exposure to prosecution for violating 18 192 U.S.C. § 1001. The week of February 6, Flynn had a one-on-one conversation with the President in the Oval Office about the negative media coverage of his contacts 193 with Kislyak. Flynn recalled that the President was upset and asked him for 194 information on the conversations. Flynn listed the specific dates on which he remembered speaking with Kislyak, but the President corrected one of the dates 195 he listed. The President asked Flynn what he and Kislyak discussed and 196 Flynn responded that he might have talked about sanctions. On February 9, 2017, the Washington Post reported that Flynn discussed 197 sanctions with Kislyak the month before the President took office. After the publication of that story, Vice President Pence learned of the Department of 198 Justice’s notification to the White House about the content of Flynn’s calls. He and other advisors then sought access to and reviewed the underlying 199 information about Flynn’s contacts with Kislyak. FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who provided the White House officials access to the information and was present when they reviewed it, recalled the officials asking