Former FBI Director James Comey said that he was asked by President Trump to shut down the bureau's investigation into ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, according to a memo obtained by the New York Times. Trump said A meeting between Comey and Trump following reports that he misled Vice President Mike Pence about his conversations with Russia's ambassador to the United States. The newly discovered memo is damaging to Trump as it comes just one week after his dismissal of Comey.
