Comey left the White House convinced that Trump did not understand that the bureau had spent forty years trying to distance itself from the abuses unearthed by the Church Committee and the perception that the FBI was a tool for the president to attack his political enemies. That night, the FBI director wrote a memo memorializing his conversation with Trump, something he had not done after sessions with other presidents or senior FBI officials. Three days before Comey had dinner with Trump, Flynn’s behavior had again alarmed FBI officials. In a January 24 interview, Flynn lied to FBI agents,
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