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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Comey memo prompts calls for independent probe, even impeachment

    The latest piece of bad news for President Trump is the reported existence of a memo that fired FBI Director James Comey wrote. The memo describes President Trump asking Comey to drop the FBI investigation into former NSA advisor Mike Flynn.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 17, 2017 • 1 min read

    The latest piece of bad news for President Trump is the reported existence of a memo that fired FBI Director James Comey wrote. The memo describes President Trump asking Comey to drop the FBI investigation into former NSA advisor Mike Flynn.

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    How will 'Comey memo' affect GOP's future?
    1. 0:00Comey memo prompts calls for independent probe, even impeachmentYou’re reading this
    2. 9:20GOP gets nervous about Trump
    3. 18:17As LAUSD board goes pro-charter, what will change for students?
    4. 27:10Cheating on your lover with your spouse
    5. 36:322024 Olympics: LA or Paris?
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