The New York Times first reported that Comey in February wrote a memo that Trump had asked him to shut down the investigation into former national security adviser. The memo reportedly said that Trump said to Comey that, “I hope you can let this go.” The president was reportedly referring Comey’s FBI’s investigation into Flynn. Flynn was forced to resign Feb. 13, the day before the conversation between Trump and Comey depicted in the memo. But later in the day, the White House showed it was beginning to offload the Russia crisis to Trump’s longtime personal attorney, Marc Kasowitz. It marked the first time the White House officially acknowledged that outside counsel had been retained.

Source: Fox News June 01, 2017 04:36 UTC