Trump fired Comey last week, saying he did so based on his handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe. According to the New York Times, Comey wrote in the February memo that Trump told him ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn had done nothing wrong. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)According to the Times, Comey wrote in the February memo that Trump told him Flynn had done nothing wrong. When that ended, Trump asked everyone to leave except Comey, and he eventually turned the conversation to Flynn. Asked if it would be obstructing justice for Trump to have asked Comey to drop the Flynn investigation, Cornyn said: "You know, that's a very serious charge.

Source: CBC News May 16, 2017 23:23 UTC