Trump said in a series of angry Twitter messages, adding he had been a terrible FBI director. Comey had been investigating allegations that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election and possible collusion between Russians and the Trump campaign. Comey said he cautioned Trump against ordering an investigation into a salacious intelligence dossier alleging an 2013 encounter with prostitutes in Moscow. Trump denied the allegations and said he might want the FBI to investigate allegations in the dossier to prove they were not true, Comey told ABC. Before Trump and Comey met alone, U.S. intelligence chiefs briefed Trump and his advisers on Russia's election meddling.

Source: dna April 13, 2018 15:33 UTC