Trump ‘asked FBI to halt Flynn inquiry’

Ebun Francis with agency report || The controversy surrounding President Donald Trump’s young white continued Tuesday with the reports in US media that the President asked Jim Comey, the sacked FBI director to end the inquiry into links between his former National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn.

“I hope you can let this go,” Mr Trump reportedly told Mr Comey after a White House meeting in February, according to a memo written by the ex-FBI director.

“I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go,” the president told Mr Comey, according to the memo. “He is a good guy.

Mr Comey did not respond to his request, according to the memo, but responded: “I agree he is a good guy.”

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The memo was written immediately after the meeting, a day after Michael Flynn resigned, according to US media.

The White House has denied the report in a statement.

“While the president has repeatedly expressed his view that General Flynn is a decent man who served and protected our country, the president has never asked Mr Comey or anyone else to end any investigation, including any investigation involving General Flynn,” the statement read.

Mr Flynn was forced out in February after he misled the vice-president about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador before Mr Trump took office.

The latest Russia twist, comes a week after Mr Trump fired Mr Comey over his handling of the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while at the State Department.

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