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Trump asked Comey to end investigation of Michael Flynn: source

President Donald Trump speaks at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 15, 2017.

FILE PHOTO: A combination photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump (L), on February 28, 2017, White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn (C), February 13, 2017 and James Comey in Washington U.S. on July 7, 2016.

WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump asked then-FBI Director James Comey to end the agency's investigation into ties between former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn and Russia, according to a source who has seen a memo written by Comey.

The Comey memo, first reported by the New York Times, caused alarm on Capitol Hill and raised questions about whether Trump tried to interfere with a federal investigation.

“I hope you can let this go,” Trump told Comey, according to a source familiar with the contents of the memo.

The new development came as Republican and Democratic lawmakers pressured Trump to give a fuller explanation for why he revealed sensitive intelligence information to Lavrov.

The information had been supplied by a U.S. ally in the fight against the Islamic State militant group, the officials said. »

Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation

Authored by nytimes.com

“I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go,” Mr. Trump told Mr. Comey, according to the memo.

Mr. Trump told Mr. Comey that Mr. Flynn had done nothing wrong, according to the memo.

At that dinner, on Jan. 27, Mr. Trump asked Mr. Comey at least two times for a pledge of loyalty — which Mr. Comey declined, according to one of Mr. Comey’s associates. »

Trump's disclosure endangered spy placed inside ISIS by Israel, officials say

Authored by abcnews.go.com

The life of a spy placed by Israel inside ISIS is at risk tonight, according to current and former U.S. officials, after President Donald Trump reportedly disclosed classified information in a meeting with Russian officials last week.

The sensitive intelligence was shared with the United States, officials say, on the condition that the source remain confidential.

When pressed by ABC News' Jonathan Karl, McMaster would not say if Trump disclosed classified information. »

Comey Damns Trump By Saying He Didn’t Write Memos On Obama Because Obama Was Truthful

Authored by politicususa.com

A source close to former FBI Director James Comey said that he didn’t write memos about his conversations with President Obama because the conversations were routine and Obama was truthful.

Comey had no need to write memos about Obama because the former president was honest and professional.

The bottom line is that Comey’s memos aren’t partisan, but the do reflect the difference in honesty between Obama and Trump. »

Snowden on ransomware attack: 'It's hard being right in the worst possible way'

Authored by thehill.com

Edward Snowden called the continuing "ransomware" scourge "a perfect storm of all the problems everyone has been warning about" at a privacy issues conference Monday.

Snowden has also spoken out against the more focused NSA hacking operations.

"It's hard being right in the worst possible ways," Snowden said at the K(NO)W Identity conference in Washington, D.C., via video conference. »