“Contrary to numerous false press accounts leading up to today’s hearing, Mr. Comey has now finally confirmed publicly what he repeatedly told the
president privately: The president was not under investigation as part of any probe into Russian interference,” Mr. Kasowitz’s statement said.
Mr. Comey said he began taking notes on his meetings with the president because, from his first interaction
with him, during the transition period, he thought Mr. Trump might lie about what was said.
Mr. Comey said Mr. Trump lied to the American public when he said that the F. B.I.
“I hear ‘I hope nothing happens but you have to do your job’”
He added: “very far from any kind of coercion or influence
and certainly not obstruction!” And then he continued: “Knowing my father for 39 years when he ‘orders or tells’ you to do something there is no ambiguity, you will know exactly what he means”
Focusing on Mr. Comey’s testimony that the president expressed hope
that he would drop the investigation into Mr. Flynn, the younger Mr. Trump wrote: “Hoping and telling are two very different things, you would think that a guy like Comey would know that.
director, testified that President Trump and others in his administration lied when they said agents had lost confidence in Mr. Comey.
Comey Testimony: Highlights of the Hearing -
By THE NEW YORK TIMESJUNE 8, 2017
James B. Comey, the former F. B.I.
