washington president donald trump ask then-fbi director jam comey shut investigation tie former white house national security adviser michael flynn russia associate comey see memo say tuesday associate tell reuters detail document first report new york time accurate hope let go trump tell comey accord language memo source confirm white house deny report statement reporters say truthful accurate portrayal conversation president mr. comey memo write comey immediately meet white house oval office trump one day flynn resign contact russians flynn resignation come hours report justice department warn white house weeks early flynn could vulnerable blackmail contact russian ambassador sergei kislyak trump take power jan. 20. spokeswoman fbi decline comment detail memo trump ask comey shut flynn probe source