WASHINGTON — The special counsel’s office sought to keep secret the memos written by the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey, in an attempt to stop those under investigation — like President Trump — from tailoring their stories to line up with Mr. Comey’s accounts, according to a court transcript made public Tuesday. News organizations had sued the Justice Department over access to the memos, but the case became moot when Congress made them public three months later. The judge ordered a transcript of the hearing released on Tuesday. The transcript provides a window into the status of the special counsel’s investigation eight months after Mr. Mueller began examining whether Mr. Trump obstructed justice, among other issues.

Source: New York Times May 08, 2019 03:22 UTC