Rather, one source said that Comey is expected to tell senators that he never assured Trump he was not under investigation, because such assurances would have been improper. In his letter to Comey firing him, Trump raised the Russia investigation and asserted that: "...I greatly appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation." What matters in considering possible obstruction of justice, this source added, is the President's intent, not how Comey felt about it. "I hope you can let this go," Trump told Comey during one Oval Office meeting, according to the memo, which was described to CNN by a source. It is reasonable to conclude, this source added, that Comey did not think of any of the individual actions as constituting obstruction of justice.

Source: CNN June 06, 2017 23:04 UTC