Whereas the strength of the American constitutional system designed in 1787 in Philadelphia is the national government’s separated powers in which the legislative, executive, and judicial branches serve as checks and counterbalances on each other, and fidelity to the rule of law is the highest value and responsibility; Whereas in late July 2016, the FBI opened an investigation into the hacking of the Democratic National Committee’s emails, which the U.S. Intelligence Community would attribute to the Russian government; Whereas, on January 27, 2017, one week after his inauguration as President of the United States, Donald J. Trump had a private dinner at the White House with FBI Director James Comey, at which he is alleged to have asked Comey for his loyalty ; Whereas, on February 13, 2017, President Donald J. Trump fired his National Security Advisor Michael Flynn after public disclosure that contrary to his previous denials, Flynn had held a series of communications with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in December 2016 regarding sanctions imposed on Russia by the Obama administration in response to Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election; Whereas, on February 14, 2017, the day after Flynn’s firing, FBI Director Comey attended an Oval Office briefing of the President with a large group of advisers, at the end of which, the President cleared the room so he could speak with FBI Director Comey alone; Whereas according to FBI Director Comey’s account, given under oath, the President said, I want to talk about Mike Flynn, stating his belief that Flynn had not done anything wrong in talking to the Russians; Whereas during that same meeting, the President said to FBI Director Comey: He is a good guy and has been through a lot. I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.