Michael Flynn is prepared to testify that Donald Trump ordered him to reach out to Russia, ABC News reported Friday.

Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, and as part of a plea deal agreed to fully cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller, the network reported.

Flynn will say that Trump “directed him to make contact with the Russians,” flatly contradicting Trump’s claim that he had nothing to do with Russia before or after his surprise election victory.

Later Friday, reporter Brian Ross backed off his report and said Trump had approached Flynn when he was the president-elect, not as a candidate, a critical difference.

On Saturday, ABC apologized for the “error” and suspended Ross for four weeks without pay.

“We deeply regret and apologize for the serious error we made yesterday. The reporting conveyed by Brian Ross during the special report had not been fully vetted through our editorial standards process,” ABC said in a statement. “As a result of our continued reporting over the next several hours ultimately we determined the information was wrong and we corrected the mistake on air and online.”