Breaking news tonight. A blockbuster report from the New York Times since confirmed by nbc news that the president of the United States asked then fbi director james comey to end the bureaus investigation of Michael Flynn according to a memo written by comey. I hope you can let this go, the president reportedly told comey during a meeting in february. On the day after flynn was forced to resign for lying about his contacts with the Russian Ambassador. Immediately after that meeting, comey wrote a memo recounting his conversation with the president according to associates of his. Part of a paper trail comey created, again quoting the times, documents what he perceived as the president s improper efforts to influence a continuing investigation. A close associate of comeys read parts of the memo to a reporter for the times. I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting flynn go. He is a good guy, i hope you can let this go. In a statement, the white house denied the mem
Tomorrow and on thursday, including this report tonight from the New York Times with the headline james comey told attorney general sessions, dont leave me alone with trump. The president is preparing to go it alone on what could be the most consequential day of his presidency. All the tv networks are airing that hearing live starting thursday at 10 00 a. M. , and the whole country will be watching as the fbi director the president fired speaks publicly for the first time about being dismissed abruptly last month and about the president s alleged efforts to interfere in that russia investigation. The president was asked about comeys testimony today during a meeting with congressional leaders. I want to thank everybody very much for being here, and lets get to work. Were going to get it work and get it done. Thank you all very much. Mr. President , what message do you have to jim comey ahead of his testimony . I wish him luck. I wish him luck. Just recently the Trump Administration laun
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An existential fight over the US government s ability to spy on its own citizens is brewing in Congress. And as this fight unfolds, the Federal Bureau of Investigation s biggest foes on Capitol Hill are no longer reformers merely interested in reining in its authority. Many lawmakers, elevated to ne.