▁with ▁F BI ▁Director ▁James ▁Com ey ▁in ▁the ▁O val ▁Office ▁and ▁reported ly ▁told ▁him ▁" I ▁hope ▁you ▁can ▁see ▁your ▁way ▁clear ▁to ▁letting ▁this ▁go , ▁to ▁letting ▁F lyn n ▁go " ▁adding ▁" he ' s ▁a ▁good ▁gu y ." ▁Com ey ▁subsequently ▁test ified ▁that , ▁" I ▁had ▁understood ▁the ▁President ▁to ▁be ▁request ing ▁that ▁we ▁drop ▁any ▁investigation ▁of ▁F lyn n ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁false ▁statements ▁about ▁his ▁convers ations ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁amb assador ▁in ▁December ... ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁understand ▁the ▁president ▁to ▁be ▁talking ▁about ▁the ▁bro ader ▁investigation ▁into ▁Russia ▁or ▁possible ▁links ▁to ▁his ▁campaign ". ▁The ▁propri ety , ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁leg ality , ▁of ▁these ▁words ▁that ▁Trump ▁reported ly ▁said ▁to ▁Com ey ▁about ▁F lyn n ▁have ▁become ▁a ▁subject ▁of ▁considerable ▁public ▁debate . ▁Several ▁months ▁after ▁dismiss ing ▁F lyn n , ▁Trump ▁also ▁dismiss ed ▁Com ey , ▁which ▁Com ey ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁F BI ' s ▁Russia ▁investigation . ▁ ▁F lyn n ▁had ▁offered ▁to ▁test ify ▁to ▁the ▁F BI ▁or ▁the ▁Senate ▁and ▁House ▁Int elligence ▁comm itte es ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁Russia ▁pro be ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁imm unity ▁from ▁criminal ▁pro sec ution . ▁However , ▁the ▁Senate ▁Int elligence ▁Committee ▁rejected ▁F lyn n ' s ▁offer ▁for ▁testim ony ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁imm unity . ▁F lyn n ▁initially ▁decl ined ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁a ▁sub po