# Comey Memo: Trump Told Him - Shut Down Flynn Probe **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 16, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792 "2017-05-16T21:40:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/1 "2017-05-16T21:40:51Z")
Here’s the breaking news: [http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/16/comey-memo-says-trump-asked-him-to-shut-down-flynn-probe-nyt.html](http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/16/comey-memo-says-trump-asked-him-to-shut-down-flynn-probe-nyt.html). The President may not survive this. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/2 "2017-05-16T21:49:11Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Here’s the breaking news: > > The President may not survive this. [Oh, he’ll survive it.](http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/16/comey-memo-says-trump-asked-him-to-shut-down-flynn-probe-nyt.html) 1. FAKE NEWS! SAD! 2. Who cares, libtard tears are so sweet! 3. \; "how will this effect my re-election chances? 4. Liberal media, liberal media! 5. \ “Look at that shiny thing! Who’s on The Voice this week?” ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/3 "2017-05-16T21:49:15Z")
Looks like Trump pissed off Comey, and Comey might just have a few tricks up his sleeve. Who would have expected so from the DIRECTOR OF THE FB!??? Trump just isn’t as smart as he thinks. Am I the first person to have said that? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/4 "2017-05-16T21:53:25Z")
And the denials have begun: > [@](#): > > In a statement provided to NBC News, a senior White House official pushed back against the reports. > > "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 I predict more denials, followed by a tweet at 5:00 am tomorrow morning where Trump confirms that it’s true, and throws more of his spokespeople under the bus. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/5 "2017-05-16T21:55:49Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > Here’s the breaking news: > > [url=[http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/16/comey-memo-says-trump-asked-him-to-shut-down-flynn-probe-nyt.html](http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/16/comey-memo-says-trump-asked-him-to-shut-down-flynn-probe-nyt.html). > > The President may not survive this. Your link doesn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/6 "2017-05-16T21:59:07Z")
> **[Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation (Published 2017)](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/us/politics/james-comey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html)** > > “I hope you can let this go,” the president told the F.B.I. director in an Oval Office meeting in February, according to a memo James B. Comey wrote. Another link. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/7 "2017-05-16T22:07:31Z")
Updated link: [Updated story](http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/comey-memo-says-trump-asked-him-to-end-flynn-investigation/ar-BBBdmgu?li=BBnb7Kz) ---
**Author:** ![Tzigone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/8 "2017-05-16T22:09:48Z")
Anyone know who broke this story first? First I saw was New York Times. But it broke while I was driving home from work, so I don’t know who was first. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/9 "2017-05-16T22:11:50Z")
I got one of those Windows 10 surprise popups- Breaking News!, and it took me to the Times story. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/10 "2017-05-16T22:12:25Z")
> [@Tzigone](#): > > Anyone know who broke this story first? First I saw was New York Times. But it broke while I was driving home from work, so I don’t know who was first. I believe it was The NY Times. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/11 "2017-05-16T22:14:45Z")
I tell ya, we’re going to be telling our grandchildren about this. They probably won’t believe us, but this has been an interesting time to be an American. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/12 "2017-05-16T22:14:52Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > I believe it was The NY Times. Failing NY Times! Sad! I won the election. Got more “real” votes than Hillary! ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/13 "2017-05-16T22:21:36Z")
If Trump tried to get Comey to stop the Flynn investigation then we edge closer to Obstruction of Justice - and therefore Impeachment. Issue: how do you prove it. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/14 "2017-05-16T22:21:36Z")
It could be a long summer. From the NYT article: > [@NYT](#): > > Mr. Comey created similar memos — including some that are classified — about every phone call and meeting he had with the president, the two people said. It is unclear whether Mr. Comey told the Justice Department about the conversation or his memos. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/15 "2017-05-16T22:41:01Z")
a very smart man. were i to be in mr trump’s presence i would go with the “this conversation is being recorded for training and cyt purposes” statement at all times. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/16 "2017-05-16T22:56:05Z")
No one knew the FBI was so complicated! ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/17 "2017-05-16T23:02:49Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > a very smart man. were i to be in mr trump’s presence i would go with the “this conversation is being recorded for training and cyt purposes” statement at all times. Cover your … tuchus? ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/18 "2017-05-16T23:09:11Z")
So the beautiful part of this is that the only real way for Donald to refute Comey’s account - would be for him to release the “tapes” that Donald was threatening Comey with. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/19 "2017-05-16T23:09:29Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Trump just isn’t as smart as he thinks. Am I the first person to have said that? Not only is Trump not as smart as he thinks, he’s not even as as smart as the he thinks the people challenging him are stupid. He is literally incapable of believing that someone can outmaneuver him in his mental game of one dimensional Snakes & Ladders. He plays Hearts with only one suite. When he plays craps, he only rolls one die with “Winner” and “Loser” printed on it, and he inks over the latter with a Sharpie so all rolls are successful. He could literally lose the game, “Eat Your Ice Cream” by swallowing his spoon. In fact, in retrospect, it is pretty surprising he has survived this long without drowning while drinking a glass of water. Doesn’t matter, Ryan won’t let him get impeached. Ryan won’t even let him eat peaches because Trump would probably break a tooth on the pit. At this point, Trump could hand over plans for our next generation stealth bomber and his apologists in Congress and out would argue that he’s just doing what is within presidential authority to do, so it is A-okay. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792/20 "2017-05-16T23:28:42Z")
Trump will have to deny this. Even with this Congress, I don’t see how he can stay in office if he admits he told his FBI Director to stop an investigation of a White House staffer. That’s Obstruction of Justice. So Comey has said Trump gave him the order. Trump will presumably deny it. Will this Congress push the issue or will they choose to accept Trump’s word? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792.md?page=2)