; Whereas Flynn was not asked to resign from the Administration until February 13, 2017; Whereas, on January 27, 2017, President Trump invited FBI Director James Comey to a one-on-one dinner at the White House, during which he told Director Comey he needed loyalty; Whereas, on February 14, 2017, President Trump told Director James Comey, I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go, and, He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go. ; Whereas, on March 20, 2017, Director James Comey testified before Congress that the FBI was investigating Russian interference with the 2016 United States Presidential election and whether there was any collusion with the Trump campaign; Whereas, on May 9, 2017, while the FBI was investigating whether there was any collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey; Whereas in his letter informing Director James Comey that he was being terminated, President Trump said, While I greatly appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation, I nevertheless concur with the judgment of the Department of Justice that you are not able to effectively lead the Bureau. ; Whereas, on May 12, 2017, while speaking in a nationally televised interview about his decision to fire Director James Comey, President Trump said, And in fact when I decided to just do it, I said to myself, I said you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made up story, it’s an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election that they should have won. ; Whereas, according to a published report, President Trump told Russian officials, I just fired the head of the FBI. He was crazy, a real nut job … I faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off. ; Whereas, on May 12, 2017, President Trump tweeted, James Comey better hope that there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!