comey's lack of trust of the president and the justice department apparatus. >> reporter: james comey has laid out in this case leaving a trail of documents and witnesses for investigators. first he wrote memos to himself to detail his private conversations with the president. >> i was honestly concerned that he might lie about the nature of our meeting and so i thought it really important to document. >> reporter: and important to provide details. his written testimony describing his yarn dinner with the president saying they were quote, seated at a small oval table in the center of the green table. two navy stewards waited on us. in another z-rings of a february oval office meeting comey details who sat in a semi-circle of chairs, as the participants started to leave the attorney gen lingered by my chair but the president thanked him and said he wanted to speak only with me. >> i think he provides a road map to others on here are other people who may be able to