washington u.s. president donald trump ask then-fbi director jam comey end agency investigation tie former white house national security adviser michael flynn russia accord source see memo write comey explosive new development tuesday follow week tumult white house trump fire comey discuss sensitive national security information islamic state russian foreign minister sergei lavrov comey memo first report new york time cause alarm capitol hill raise question whether trump try interfere federal investigation white house quickly deny report say statement truthful accurate portrayal conversation president mr. comey comey write memo meet oval office trump day republican president fire flynn feb. 14 mislead vice president mike pence extent conversations last year russia ambassador sergei kislyak hope let go trump tell comey accord source familiar content memo new york time say oval office meet trump condemn series government leak news media say fbi director consider prosecute reporters publish classify information come day charge trump disclose sensitive information russians last week new disclosure rattle members congress memo powerful evidence obstruction justice certainly merit immediate prompt investigation independent special prosecutor say democratic u.s. senator richard blumenthal republican democratic lawmakers say want see memo republican u.s. representative jason chaffetz chairman house representatives oversight committee say committee go get comey memo exist need see sooner rather late subpoena pen ready letter act fbi director andrew mccabe chaffetz set deadline may 24 fbi produce memoranda note summaries record refer relate communications comey president republican speaker house paul ryan back chaffetz need facts appropriate house oversight committee request memo say ryan spokeswoman ashlee strong legal experts take dim view trump comment quote memo president tell fbi end potential criminal investigation obstruction justice say erwin chereminsky constitutional law professor dean university california irvine school law cause president nixon resign office experts say intent critical element obstruction justice charge president word could subject interpretation possibly put context action like comey termination fact president apparently say hop comey would end flynn investigation rather directly order make weak still viable case say christopher slobogin criminal law professor vanderbilt university law school flynn resignation come hours report justice department warn white house weeks early flynn could vulnerable blackmail contact kislyak trump take office jan. 20. kislyak lavrov white house trump disclose sensitive information spokeswoman fbi decline comment detail memo email fundraise appeal trump political organization republican national committee send report comey memo say trump victimize unelected bureaucracy already know media get us say sadly fake news… people within unelected bureaucracy want sabotage president trump entire america first movement new development come republican democratic lawmakers pressure trump give full explanation reveal sensitive intelligence information lavrov information supply u.s. ally fight islamic state militant group officials say trump ask comey end investigation michael flynn source