# Yates testifies to Senate on Flynn warning

Date: 2017

On 8 May 2017 [Sally Yates](/people/sally-yates) told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that she had warned the [White House](/organizations/white-house) in January that [Michael Flynn](/people/michael-flynn) was compromised. She said she had phoned counsel Don McGahn on 26 January, 48 hours after FBI agents questioned Flynn; Flynn stayed in his post for 18 more days.

## People

- Sally Yates: https://factrail.ai/people/sally-yates

## Sources

- https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-didnt-want-sally-yates-to-testify-1490723730
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/08/sally-yates-trump-russia-michael-flynn-blackmail-compromised

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/yates-senate-testimony-flynn-2017-05-08