Special counsel Robert Mueller's office spoke with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former FBI Director James Comey.January 23, 2018CNN reported because of the conversation that reportedly happened between Trump and James Comey in which the president allegedly told the then-FBI director, “I hope you can ses your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.” If Trump knew that Flynn had lied at the time of that conversation, many people pointed out, he could be guilty of obstruction of justice. On February 3, the day after the memo's release, Trumptook to Twitter After both Trump and Pence lawyered up, Sessions then hired a private attorney, according toReuters.