; 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. ; Whereas, on March 1, 2017, news broke that, contrary to his prior sworn testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Jeff Sessions in fact had undisclosed contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the 2016 Presidential campaign; Whereas, on March 2, 2017, Attorney General Sessions announced that he would recuse himself from any existing or future investigations of any matters related in any way to the campaigns for President in 2016; Whereas, on March 20, 2017, FBI Director Comey testified before the House Intelligence Committee and publicly confirmed the FBI is investigating whether Trump’s campaign or associates coordinated with Russia; Whereas, on March 30, 2017, President Trump telephoned the FBI Director to complain that the Russia investigation was a cloud that was impairing his ability to act on behalf of the country and asked him what we could do to lift the cloud ; Whereas, on May 9, 2017, President Trump fired FBI Director Comey, an action White House spokespersons explained was based on the recommendation of Attorney General Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein; Whereas, on May 10, 2017, during an Oval Office meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, President Trump is reported to have discussed his firing of FBI Director Comey, saying I just fired the head of the FBI. He was crazy, a real nut job, adding I faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off. ; Whereas, on May 11, 2017, President Trump admitted to NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt that the made-up Russia investigation was on his mind when he fired Comey and that regardless of Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein’s recommendation, I was going to fire Comey.