15 Pages of SHOCKING Comey's FBI memos released from before he was fired by Trump
In response to: Associated Press MARY CLARE JALONICK, ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a series of startlingly candid conversations, President Donald Trump told former FBI Director
James Comey that he had serious concerns about the judgment of a top adviser, asked about the possibility of jailing journalists
and described a boast from Vladimir Putin about Russian prostitutes, according to Comey's notes
of the talks obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday night.
The 15 pages of documents contain new details about a series of interactions with Trump that Comey found so unnerving
that he chose to document them in writing. Those seven encounters in the weeks and months before Comey's May 2017 firing
include a Trump Tower discussion about allegations involving Trump and prostitutes in Moscow;
a White House dinner at which Comey says Trump asked him for his loyalty; and a private Oval Office discussion
where the ex-FBI head says the president asked him to end an investigation into Michael Flynn,
the former White House national security adviser.
The documents had been eagerly anticipated since their existence was first revealed last year,
especially since Comey's interactions with Trump are a critical part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation
into whether the president sought to obstruct justice.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a series of startlingly candid conversations, President Donald Trump told former FBI Director
James Comey that he had serious concerns about the judgment of a top adviser, asked about the possibility of jailing journalists
and described a boast from Vladimir Putin about Russian prostitutes, according to Comey's notes
of the talks obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday night.
The 15 pages of documents contain new details about a series of interactions with Trump that Comey found so unnerving
that he chose to document them in writing. Those seven encounters in the weeks and months before Comey's May 2017 firing
include a Trump Tower discussion about allegations involving Trump and prostitutes in Moscow;
a White House dinner at which Comey says Trump asked him for his loyalty; and a private Oval Office discussion
where the ex-FBI head says the president asked him to end an investigation into Michael Flynn,
the former White House national security adviser.
The documents had been eagerly anticipated since their existence was first revealed last year,
especially since Comey's interactions with Trump are a critical part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation
into whether the president sought to obstruct justice.
These memos were written before Comey was fired by Trump.
They indicate how uncomfortable Comey felt with Trump's odd and
inappropriate behavior.
Jailing journalists !?!?!?!? What is this, Russia ??
Trump tells Comey, that Putin brags that Russia has the most beautiful hookers.
Trump asks Comey to end the investigation on Michael Flynn, who has now pled
guilty to lying to the FBI and is cooperating with Mueller in exchange for dropping
other charges.
Here's a link to the actual memos;
Comments (2)
The thing that I can't fathom is why Trump would ever fire Comey after Comey virtually gave Trump the presidency on a silver platter when he went on TV and talked about the FBI investigations into Hillary Clintons emails. He should have given Comey a year free stay at Mara Lago for that gift. Instead he fires the guy. I guess this is what you get for doing something good for Donald Trump, he sticks it up your as.
He was loyal to the constitution and the American people instead.
Since Trump was under investigation, Comey also could not state
that there was no collusion with Russia.
Either there is enough evidence to later charge Trump with that crime,
or he is not confident that there isn't more evidence to be uncovered.
Thus, Trump wanted Comey gone to delay progress and to take
his chances with someone else, who might (in Trump's mind)
pledge loyalty to him.