Trump asked top intel official to intervene in Comey investigation: report

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BY BROOKE SEIPEL at the Hill

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/336666-trump-asked-top-intel-official-to-intervene-in-comey

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President Trump reportedly asked Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats to intervene in former FBI Director James Comey's probe into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

According to a report by The Washington Post Tuesday, Trump asked Coats about interfering in the FBI's investigation of potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia less than a week after being confirmed by the Senate in March.

Trump reportedly made the request during a briefing at the White House with several government agencies. According to the Post's report Trump asked everyone to leave the room toward the end of the briefing except for Coats and CIA Director Mike Pompeo.

Officials familiar with the incident told the Post that the president then expressed his grievances with the FBI's investigation and Comey's handling of it, asking Coats to take action and interfere.


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1. K&R

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2. Most likely a true story, not shocking or surprising

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3. I think Flynn helped him think. I think he was dependant on Flynn.

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4. Yeap, dependent on Flynn cause he's the only nut ball he trusted and was close to Russia. Looks

... Like Comey is going to come out with something seeing Trump is upping the public campaign against him.

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5. I Don't think Comey will have much to say. I'm not getting my hopes up.