Comey memos on Trump released

Washington, April 20 

A series of explosive memos prepared by former FBI director James Comey a lurid intelligence dossier detailing US President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to influence the bureau’s expanding investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 elections have been submitted to Congress.

The memos cover Trump’s concerns about a lurid intelligence dossier and also go into his relationship with the then National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn.

Trump claimed vindication after the release of memos and said they “‘show clearly that there was NO COLLUSION and NO OBSTRUCTION.” “WOW! Will the Witch Hunt continue?” he asked.

The redacted and declassified memos — running 15 pages in total — had previously been provided to Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller to assist his investigation into Trump’s possible attempts to obstruct the probe of Russia’s interference in the 2016 elections.

They give details of the telephonic conversations and meetings that Comey has had with Trump before he was fired by the president last May. They detail the President’s alleged demands for loyalty from the former director and his requests for Comey to shut down its investigation into Flynn.

Flynn later pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his pre-inaugural contacts with Russia ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Flynn is now cooperating with Mueller’s investigators.

Trump, according to the memos, repeatedly denied the allegations and prodded Comey to help disprove them, while also recalling being told by Russian President Putin that Russia has the most beautiful prostitutes, it said. — PTI