Let me know when you have proof that Trump actually did this. Otherwise it's total BS.
^^^^ This! We have a story in NYT, and no proof it was said. In all likelihood it came from Comey himself, who has every incentive to lie about it, and reported by NYT who has every incentive to report the lie as fact.
Key line I pulled from the NYT account:
The conversation that night in January, Mr. Comey now believes, was a harbinger of his downfall this week as head of the F.B.I., according to two people who have heard his account of the dinner.
Please note my highlighted section. This entire story is based on
Comey's account of the conversation that was one-on-one. As has been said upthread, people have gravitated to two camps of what is believed, based on their side in the Trump Wars. I don't have a side, and I say this story is total BS, based on the account I found after drilling down into the story.
Edited to add: Another sentence from the NYT story.
As described by the two people, the dinner offers a window into Mr. Trump’s approach to the presidency, through Mr. Comey’s eyes.
We're being played by The Hill and the NYT.