Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation
Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT - The New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February, according to a memo that Mr. Comey wrote shortly after the meeting.
“I hope you can let this go,” the president told Mr. Comey, according to the memo.
The existence of Mr. Trump’s request is the clearest evidence that the president has tried to directly influence the Justice Department and F.B.I. investigation into links between Mr. Trump’s associates and Russia.
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By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT - The New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February, according to a memo that Mr. Comey wrote shortly after the meeting.
“I hope you can let this go,” the president told Mr. Comey, according to the memo.
The existence of Mr. Trump’s request is the clearest evidence that the president has tried to directly influence the Justice Department and F.B.I. investigation into links between Mr. Trump’s associates and Russia.
READ MORE: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/com...
So Rachel tonight asked Schmidt why he hadn't been able to see the memo. Schmidt made some lame excuse about maybe the FBI got skittish. Really? The FBI knows how to protect itself on a voice call with the NYT but can't fax them a copy of the memo?