for the white house. the new york times has alleged that president trump asked the former director of the fbi, james comey, to close down an investigation into his former national security adviser, michael flynn. mr comey apparently was so appalled at this suggestion that he noted it down in a memo. white house officials are saying the story is not a truthful or accurate portrayal of what was said. james comey was sacked last week. general flynn was forced to resign in february after giving a misleading account of his contacts with the russian ambassador. reacting to the latest news the democrat senators dick durbin and patrick lea hy spoke to reporters. this stunning, breathtaking revelation, that the president is accused of reaching out directly to the head of the fbi to stop an investigation of general flynn under the circumstances raises serious questions about the obstruction of justice. that is a fundamental question here. does anyone, including the president of the us,
us media outlets are reporting that president trump asked the former director of the fbi james comey to close down an investigation into links between mr trump s national security adviser michael flynn and russia. the times reports mr comey was so appalled at this suggestion that he noted it down in a memo, and a powerful committee of congress is now demanding to see that memo. white house officials insist the story is not a truthful or accurate portrayal of what was said. james comey was sacked last week. general flynn was forced to resign in february after giving a misleading account of his contacts with the russian ambassador. reaction from politicians in congress has been swift. the republicanjason chaffetz, chairman of a house of representatives oversight committee, said in a tweet his committee is going to get the comey memo, if it exists. i need to see it sooner rather than later. i have my subpoena pen ready. in the letter to the acting director of the fbi, andrew mcc
six people are now being held in connection with the investigation into monday s bomb attack in manchester. a woman detained on wednesday evening has been released without charge. during one raid, a controlled explosion was used to gain entry to a house in the city. the names of two more of the 22 victims were released overnight and a minute s silence will be held across the uk at 11 o clock this morning to remember those who died. our correspondent, gavin hewitt reports. late morning, central manchester, and a raid on a block of flats, part of a huge operation to discover the network of the manchester bomber. police believe he stayed there as recently as 7pm on monday evening of the night of the attack. today s operation involved armed units, some wearing military clothing. got to the front door and was greeted by an armed police officer with a helmet, face mask machine gun. i asked him what was happening. hejust said operations, out! to gain access to the apartments, they
police investigating the manchester suicide bombing will resume sharing intelligence information with their us counterparts. cooperation was temporarily suspended after details of the investigation were leaked to american media. president trump said those responsible should be prosecuted. in the uk, a minute s silence was held to remember the 22 people who lost their lives in the attack. from manchester, gavin hewitt reports. in the minutes before the silence, thousands headed to the squares, the open spaces, the office doorways, a moment for a wounded community to reflect, to remember, to stand together. in manchester, a long minute ended with applause. applause it was really beautiful, i thought it was so nice, everyone coming here and showing respect. today s been a time to reflect and a time of remembrance. and at the same time, to show strength and unity, and our support to those who ve lost their loved ones. i ve come to pay tribute to those who were so courageous that