If the saga of Michael Flynn feels like it's been hanging over President Trump's head since inauguration day, that's because it has.

The special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has charged retired lieutenant general and former national security adviser Michael Flynn with making false statements to the FBI, according to a criminal information filed by the special counsel. Flynn is expected in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Friday morning when he is expected to plead guilty to a single charge of making statements.

Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, turned himself in to the FBI on Monday morning in response to the first charges in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in last year's election.

The Justice Department is appointing former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee to oversee the growing probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible ties between the Trump campaign.