Timeline Key Trump administration firings and defections Show Hide Sally Yates – fired Trump fired Sally Yates, the acting attorney general, after she refused to enforce the Muslim-focused immigration ban. Michael Flynn – fired Trump fired national security adviser Michael Flynn after he apparently misled vice president Mike Pence over conversations he’d had with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Preet Bharara – fired Trump fired Preet Bharara, US attorney for New York’s Southern District, who had refused to comply with an order to resign. Sean Spicer – resigned White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned after Anthony Scaramucci was brought in as communications director. Steve Bannon – removed Steve Bannon, White House chief strategist, was removed from his position, leaving a major void in the administration.

Source: The Guardian August 18, 2017 19:06 UTC