Content of Comey memos released to Fox News less than an hour after they were given to Congress
Soon after the
Department of Justice released redacted versions of former FBI Director James Comey’s memos about his interactions with President Donald Trump to Congress, reports began to emerge about their content.
Around 8:00 PM EST, Fox News’ Congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reported that the network had learned House committees were in possession of the memos.
Fox has learned that Hse Cmtes are now in possession of the DoJ Comey memos
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram)
April 20, 2018
Roughly 30 minutes later, Pergram began tweeting about the content of the memos detailing conversations between the then-FBI director and the president.
According to Pergram, a memo from January 7, 2017 reveals that Trump asked Comey “if he ‘hoped I planned to stay on. I assures him I intended to stay. He said good.'”
In memo from 1/7/17 sent to CapHill, Comey says Trump asked him if he “hoped I planned to stay on. I assures him I intended to stay. He said good.”
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram)
April 20, 2018
After Comey told the president that the Russians “‘allegedly had tapes involving him and prostitutes’ in Moscow, circa 2013,” Pergram tweeted. “Comey says Trump replied ‘there were no prostitutes; there were never prostitutes,'” and that the memo later noted that “Trump presumed hotels he stayed in were ‘wired.'”
In Comey memo sent to CapHill, Comey says he told Trump the Russians “allegedly had tapes involving him and prostitutes” in Moscow, circa 2013. Comey says Trump replied “there were no prostitutes; there were never prostitutes.” Says Trump presumed hotels he stayed in were “wired”
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram)
April 20, 2018
In another memo detailed by the Fox News reporter, Comey wrote that the president “discussed women ‘who falsely accused him of grabbing them or touching them,'” including a “stripper.” The former FBI director noted in the memo that Trump appeared to be “defending himself.”
In Comey memos sent to CapHill, Comey says Trump discussed women “who falsely accused him of grabbing them or touching them.” Says there was a “stripper” & Trump “gave me the sense that he was defending himself to me.”
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram)
April 20, 2018
Shortly after Pergram began tweeting about the memos, the Associated Press also announced that they were in possession of the redacted documents. It remains unclear if the Fox News reporter had the memos physically or had them described to him.
BREAKING: AP obtains memos drafted by former FBI Director James Comey on interactions with President Donald Trump.
— The Associated Press (
@AP)
April 20, 2018
BREAKING: Memo: Trump told Comey he had "serious reservations about former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's judgment.
— The Associated Press (
@AP)
April 20, 2018