06-07-2017, 09:25 PM
Sky News:
Ex-FBI head James Comey: Trump urged me to let go of Flynn case.
The fired FBI boss says in testimony that the President asked him to drop
an investigation into his national security adviser.
'Sacked FBI Director James Comey has revealed that President Donald Trump
asked him to drop an investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael
Flynn.
The revelation is contained in a written statement that Mr Comey will deliver on
Thursday to a Senate hearing investigating allegations of collusion between the
Trump campaign and Russian officials.
Mr Comey, who was fired by the president a month ago, describes a meeting
at the White House on Valentine's Day during which Trump brought up Mr Flynn.
"He is a good guy and has been through a lot," Mr Comey reports Trump as saying.
"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."
Mr Flynn resigned after it was revealed he had misled the White House over
contacts with the Russian ambassador to the US.
Of Trump's words, Mr Comey writes: "It was very concerning, given the FBI's
role as an independent investigative agency."
The former director also describes a one-on-one dinner with Trump at the White
House a few days after the inauguration.
He said Trump told him: "I need loyalty, I expect loyalty."
"He then said 'I need loyalty.' I replied 'You will always get honesty from me'
He paused and then said 'That's what I want, honest loyalty.' I paused, and
then said 'You will get that from me'.
"It is possible that we understood the phrase "honest loyalty" differently
but I decided it wouldn't be productive to push it further."...'
SOURCE:
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CNN:
James Comey testimony: Trump asked me to let Flynn investigation go.
'Former FBI Director James Comey will say Thursday that President Donald
Trump asked him about the former national security adviser Michael Flynn
and to "see your way clear to letting this go," according to a copy of his
opening remarks posted online.
"He then said, '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,'" Comey said in remarks
posted on the website of the Senate intelligence committee.
"I replied only that 'he is a good guy.' (In fact, I had a positive experience dealing
with Mike Flynn when he was a colleague as Director of the Defense Intelligence
Agency at the beginning of my term at FBI.) I did not say I would 'let this go.'"
Comey's testimony was publicly released intentionally Wednesday by the Senate
intelligence committee at Comey's request, a Senate intelligence committee
source said. He is scheduled to give his testimony before the committee
Thursday...'
SOURCE:
Ex-FBI head James Comey: Trump urged me to let go of Flynn case.
The fired FBI boss says in testimony that the President asked him to drop
an investigation into his national security adviser.
'Sacked FBI Director James Comey has revealed that President Donald Trump
asked him to drop an investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael
Flynn.
The revelation is contained in a written statement that Mr Comey will deliver on
Thursday to a Senate hearing investigating allegations of collusion between the
Trump campaign and Russian officials.
Mr Comey, who was fired by the president a month ago, describes a meeting
at the White House on Valentine's Day during which Trump brought up Mr Flynn.
"He is a good guy and has been through a lot," Mr Comey reports Trump as saying.
"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."
Mr Flynn resigned after it was revealed he had misled the White House over
contacts with the Russian ambassador to the US.
Of Trump's words, Mr Comey writes: "It was very concerning, given the FBI's
role as an independent investigative agency."
The former director also describes a one-on-one dinner with Trump at the White
House a few days after the inauguration.
He said Trump told him: "I need loyalty, I expect loyalty."
"He then said 'I need loyalty.' I replied 'You will always get honesty from me'
He paused and then said 'That's what I want, honest loyalty.' I paused, and
then said 'You will get that from me'.
"It is possible that we understood the phrase "honest loyalty" differently
but I decided it wouldn't be productive to push it further."...'
SOURCE:
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CNN:
James Comey testimony: Trump asked me to let Flynn investigation go.
'Former FBI Director James Comey will say Thursday that President Donald
Trump asked him about the former national security adviser Michael Flynn
and to "see your way clear to letting this go," according to a copy of his
opening remarks posted online.
"He then said, '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,'" Comey said in remarks
posted on the website of the Senate intelligence committee.
"I replied only that 'he is a good guy.' (In fact, I had a positive experience dealing
with Mike Flynn when he was a colleague as Director of the Defense Intelligence
Agency at the beginning of my term at FBI.) I did not say I would 'let this go.'"
Comey's testimony was publicly released intentionally Wednesday by the Senate
intelligence committee at Comey's request, a Senate intelligence committee
source said. He is scheduled to give his testimony before the committee
Thursday...'
SOURCE:
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