Trump fired Comey on May 9. Next question," Trump told a news conference in the White House, when asked if he "in any way, shape or form" ever urged Comey to end the probe. They included media reports that Trump discussed sensitive intelligence on the Islamic State militant group with Russia's foreign minister. The White House initially said last week that Trump was prompted to fire Comey after reading the Rosenstein letter. Comey told Trump he should not contact him directly about FBI investigations but follow procedure and have the White House counsel ask the Justice Department, which oversees the FBI, the Times reported.

Source: bd News24 May 19, 2017 02:48 UTC