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'I replied that I had passed his request to the Acting Deputy Attorney General, but I had not heard back. '
'I can recall nine one-on-one conversations with President Trump in four months – three in person and six on the phone. '
'He said that perhaps he would have his people reach out to the Acting Deputy Attorney General. '
'Shortly afterwards, I spoke with Attorney General Sessions in person to pass along the President’s concerns about leaks. '
'Ousted FBI director James Comey offered the most detailed account yet of his role in the Russia investigation Wednesday in remarks prepared for his Thursday testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. '
He repeatedly asked Comey to drop the investigation and tried to get him to pledge loyalty to him. Comey had to ask Sessions to prevent trump from putting him in situations where he would be alone with him.
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'I replied that I had passed his request to the Acting Deputy Attorney General, but I had not heard back. '
'I can recall nine one-on-one conversations with President Trump in four months – three in person and six on the phone. '
'He said that perhaps he would have his people reach out to the Acting Deputy Attorney General. '
'Shortly afterwards, I spoke with Attorney General Sessions in person to pass along the President’s concerns about leaks. '
'Ousted FBI director James Comey offered the most detailed account yet of his role in the Russia investigation Wednesday in remarks prepared for his Thursday testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. '
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