He admitted to using an ex-U.S. attorney, later identified as Columbia University Prof. Daniel Richman, to leak to The Times the contents of alleged memos Comey wrote about his one-on-one interactions with Trump. Jan. 24 – Though Trump hadn’t made an official announcement, The Times reports Comey would be staying on as FBI director. March 6 – The Trump administration pushes back on the reported Comey concerns publicized in the previous day’s Times story. Comey “was said to be disturbed” by the claims because the Trump allegations insinuated the FBI had broken the law. That day, the story about Comey’s alleged memos of the Trump meetings is reported in a New York Times story.

Source: Fox News June 12, 2017 19:59 UTC