The White House has disputed a news report that President Donald Trump asked the former FBI director to stop an investigation of Michael Flynn, the ousted national security adviser. The New York Times reported Tuesday that Trump made the request during a February 14 meeting with James Comey in the Oval Office. The Times’ story is based on a memo reportedly written by Comey shortly after the meeting. Flynn resigned the day before that meeting. He left office after it was revealed he had lied about his contacts with the Russian ambassador. The Times reported that Trump told Comey, "I hope you can let this go.” He reportedly made the statement after asking Vice President Mike Pence and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to leave the room. The White House denied the report. "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 White House said in a statement. The Justice Department did not comment. According to the Times, Comey wrote in the memo that Trump told him Flynn had done nothing wrong and that “he is a good guy.” Comey reportedly replied "I agree he is a good guy." Comey shared the memo with top FBI officials, the Times said, but kept the conversation secret from agents working on the Russia investigation. The Times reported that Comey has been known to keep notes of his meetings in the past. Trump fired Comey last week. The White House first said he was dismissed because he mishandled the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Later, it said the dismissal was based on a Justice Department recommendation. On NBC News the next day, Trump called Comey “a showboat,” and been planning to fire him. The president added that he never tried to pressure Comey to drop the FBI investigation into ties between Russia and Trump’s campaign. I'm Caty Weaver. Hai Do adapted this story for VOA Learning English based The New York Times and Washington Post reports. Caty Weaver was the editor. _______________________________________________________________ Words in This Story reveal - v. to make something known
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