200 him whether Flynn’s conduct violated the Logan Act. McCabe responded that he did not know, but the FBI was investigating the matter because it was a 201 possibility. Based on the evidence of Flynn’s contacts with Kislyak, McGahn and Priebus concluded that Flynn could not have forgotten the details of the discussions of sanctions and had instead been lying about what he discussed with 202 Kislyak. Flynn had also told White House officials that the FBI had told him 203 that the FBI was closing out its investigation of him, but Eisenberg did not 204 believe him. After reviewing the materials and speaking with Flynn, McGahn and Priebus concluded that Flynn should be terminated and 205 recommended that course of action to the President. 206 That weekend, Flynn accompanied the President to Mar-a-Lago. Flynn recalled that on February 12, 2017, on the return flight to D.C. on Air Force One, 207 the President asked him whether he had lied to the Vice President. Flynn responded that he may have forgotten details of his calls, but he did not think he 208 209 lied. The President responded, “Okay. That’s fine. I got it.” 210 On February 13, 2017, Priebus told Flynn he had to resign. Flynn said he wanted to say goodbye to the President, so Priebus brought him to the Oval 211 Office. Priebus recalled that the President hugged Flynn, shook his hand, and said, “We’ll give you a good recommendation. You’re a good guy. We’ll take 212 care of you.” Talking points on the resignation prepared by the White House Counsel’s Office and distributed to the White House communications team stated that McGahn had advised the President that Flynn was unlikely to be prosecuted, and 213 the President had determined that the issue with Flynn was one of trust. Spicer told the press the next day that Flynn was forced to resign “not based on a legal issue, but based on a trust issue, [where] a level of trust between the President and General Flynn had eroded to the point where [the President] felt he 214 had to make a change.” 7. The President Discusses Flynn with FBI Director Comey On February 14, 2017, the day after Flynn’s resignation, the President had