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Report: Trump urged Comey to drop Flynn probe

Trump urged then-FBI Director James Comey to drop the investigation of Michael Flynn.

05/16/2017

PBS News Hour

Report: Trump urged Comey to drop Flynn probe

Clip: 5/16/2017 | 4m 4s

Trump urged then-FBI Director James Comey to drop the investigation of Michael Flynn.

The New York Times reported Tuesday that President Trump in February urged then-FBI Director James Comey to drop the investigation of one of his campaign aide's connections to Russia, in a meeting a day after the president fired National Security Adviser Michael Flynn for lying about his contacts with Russians. John Yang learns more about the revelation from Matt Apuzzo of The New York Times.

05/16/2017

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