Reported as being the words of President Trump recorded in a memo that James Comey, FBI Director at the time, wrote shortly after a meeting held in the Oval Office on 14 February 2017, referring to the federal investigation into links to the Russian government of national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, who had resigned the day before. In a statement, the White House has denied the version of events in the memo. — New York Times (16 May 2017)
• Comey confirmed under oath his account of Trump's words while appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee (8 June 2017)
• When asked about Comey's testimony during a press conference on 9 June 2017, Trump said, "I didn't say that. I will tell you I didn't say that. And there'd be nothing wrong if I did say it according to everybody that I've read today, but I did not say that."

I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.

— Donald Trump

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go." in the context of "Reported as being the words of President Trump recorded in a memo that James Comey, FBI Director at the time, wrote shortly after a meeting held in the Oval Office on 14 February 2017, referring to the federal investigation into links to the Russian government of national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, who had resigned the day before. In a statement, the White House has denied the version of events in the memo. — New York Times (16 May 2017)
• Comey confirmed under oath his account of Trump's words while appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee (8 June 2017)
• When asked about Comey's testimony during a press conference on 9 June 2017, Trump said, "I didn't say that. I will tell you I didn't say that. And there'd be nothing wrong if I did say it according to everybody that I've read today, but I did not say that."" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Donald Trump

About Donald Trump

Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is serving as the 47th president of the United States of America since January 20, 2025. He previously served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.