A spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Investigation declined to comment on the details of the memo.The new development came as Republican and Democratic lawmakers pressured Trump to give a fuller explanation for why he revealed sensitive intelligence information to Lavrov.The information had been supplied by a US ally in the fight against the Islamic State militant group, the officials said.
On Tuesday, an associate revealed that Comey had written a memo in which he described Trump asking him to shut down an FBI investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
The White House insists the Times account is not "a truthful or accurate portrayal of the conversation between the President and Mr. Comey".
Mr Flynn resigned the day before the February 14 meeting, after it was revealed he apparently had lied about the nature of his contacts with Russia's ambassador.
"I hope you can let this go", the president told Mr. Comey, according to the memo.
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Director of the FBI James Comey during the Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2017.
The Trump administration has offered conflicting reasons for Comey's firing-from his handling of the Hillary Clinton email case to his prominent public profile.
The Justice Department declined to comment.
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"He says there's a difference between "'Hey, Flynn's a good guy, it would be nice if you cut him a break" as opposed to "I'm the president.
Flynn was sacked on February 13 after it was revealed he had misled Vice President Pence about his conversations with Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak about U.S. sanctions recently imposed on Russia; Flynn had been speaking with Kislyak during the transition period between Election Day and Trump's inauguration. The Flynn investigation was part of a broader probe into Russian interference in last year's presidential election.
But the reports - both rebutted by Trump's team - add to a mounting perception of an administration in a perpetual state of chaos. "And I hope that we can get Comey to come up here and testify". That would mean Trump was also trying to influence the investigation into his camp's ties to Russian Federation!
The Arizona Republican says, "We've seen this movie before". Here is the copy of the letter (pdf) Chaffetz sent to the FBI's Acting Director Andrew McGabe on Tuesday.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, meanwhile, said the country "is being tested in unprecedented ways".
"I don't know the facts, so I really want to wait until I find out what the facts are before commenting", Sen.
Still, there's also a witness: Comey.
The Times reported that the conversation took place February 14. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told reporters.
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