Trump Asked Comey to Drop FBI Investigation of Flynn, Memo Says
- Comey wrote memo detailing Oval Office conversation afterward
- Trump request raises possibility of obstruction of justice
Trump's FBI Crisis Deepens in Comey Memo Allegation
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President Donald Trump asked FBI Director James Comey in February to drop an investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, according to a person who was given a copy of a memo Comey wrote following his Oval Office conversation with Trump.
The revelation deepened a political crisis for Trump’s White House by introducing the possibility that the president may have obstructed justice, an impeachable offense. His administration is already reeling from criticism of his firing of Comey a week ago and a report Monday that Trump revealed sensitive and highly classified intelligence to two Russian diplomats.