Firstly, I want to know exactly what crime Flynn possibly committed other than not being upfront about his conversations with the Russians. Exactly what illegal thing did Flynn do ? Did he promise anything to the Russians in exchange for something else? A quid pro quo?
Secondly, Would it have been improper for Trump to ask if Comey could see his way clear to handle it a certain way and to express the hope that Comey would act accordingly? If improper, does this behavior rise to the level of an impeachable offense?
Congress needs to subpoena the Comey memo, if necessary to obtain it in order to find out exactly what went on in the conversation. And even if they obtained the memo, that was Comey's version of the story. How are we to know that it is accurate?
A tape (if it exists ) would give us a better clue as to what went on.
Now, if Comey believed the president’s statements to him amounted to obstruction of justice, then Comey himself committed a crime unless he promptly reported those statements to the Department of Justice.
It could be that Trump’s language was vague, ambiguous or elliptical.
If so, then he (Comey) had no duty under the law to report it because the statements weren’t criminal.
From all that appears, Comey did not report Trump’s statements to the DOJ. A memo to the file, even if shared with a few confidantes, wouldn’t constitute the reporting required in the event Comey believed Trump committed a crime.
In this case, what is the brouhaha all about?
