russia. a source told cnn comey was so surprised by the president s request he documented everything he could remember for senior fbi officials. in his memo, comey said the president told him i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go. to letting flynn go. he s a good guy. i hope you can let this go. a source told cnn that comey was concerned that president was trying to stop the investigation. did you at any time urge former fbi director james comey in any way, shape, or form to close or back down the investigation into michael flynn and also as you look no. no. next question. despite that, just days after firing comey in may, president trump dropped this bombshell, suggesting he let comey go because of the russia investigation. when i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made up story.