President Donald Trump says on Twitter that he never asked former FBI director James Comey to stop investigating his ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Mr. Comey testified before Congress in June that Mr. Trump asked him if could see to “letting Flynn go.” Mr. Comey said that request came a day after Mr. Trump forced Mr. Flynn to resign his White House post.
Mr. Trump in an early morning tweet today said, “I never asked Comey to stop investigating Flynn. Just more Fake News covering another Comey lie!”
Mr. Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI and agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Mr. Trump fired Mr. Comey as FBI director in May.
