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Comey memo says Trump asked him to end Flynn investigation

This authoritative-secondary source from CBS News supports 1 claim across 1 ledger entry.

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Published
2017-05-16
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    Comey recorded that Trump asked him one-on-one to 'let this go' regarding Flynn, after other officials left the Oval Office. Comey understood it as a direction about the Flynn investigation but did not close the case. Trump denied making the request and the White House called Comey's account untrue. Mueller treated the incident as evidence relevant to intent, not an adjudicated offense.

    Contemporaneous memo account and White House denial

    Trump privately asks Comey to let the Flynn investigation go · Mueller analyzed the incident as potential obstruction evidence; no court adjudicated Trump on it