US House Committee demands audio recording of Trump-Comey conversation

The head of the US House Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election has sent a letter to former FBI Director James Comey.

According to TNHK, the head of the US House Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 US election has just announced that he has sent a letter to former US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey, requesting the handover of any notes related to his conversations with President Donald Trump.

Former FBI Director Comey and US President Donald Trump. (Source: nypost.com)

Republican congressman Mike Conaway and Democratic congressman Adam Schiff said they had also sent a letter to White House counsel Don McGahn, asking for confirmation of whether there were any recordings or notes of Mr Comey's conversations with Mr Trump.

If so, they asked the White House to provide a copy to the House Intelligence Committee by June 23.

On June 9, US President Donald TrumpaccuseThe former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a "leaker," a day after Mr. James Comey testified before the US Congress, accusing President Trump of trying to obstruct the Russia investigation and lying about himself and the FBI.

On Twitter, President Trump declared: "Despite so many false statements and lies, (I) have been completely cleared (of)... and it turns out Comey is a leaker."/

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