Dear Mr. McCabe:
Today, the New York Times reported former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey memorialized the content
of phone calls and meetings with the President in a series of internal memoranda. At least one such memorandum
reportedly describes a conversation in which the President referenced the FBI investigation of former National Security
Advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and said to Comey, “I hope you can let this go.”
According to the report, “Mr. Comey created similar memos-including some that are classified-about every phone call and
meeting he had with the president.' If true, these memoranda raise questions as to whether the President attempted to
influence or impede the FBI's investigation as it relates to Lt. Gen. Flynn. So the Committee can consider that
question, and others, provide, no later than May 24, 2017, all memoranda, notes, summaries, and recordings referring or
relating to any communications between Comey and the President.
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is the principal oversight committee of the House of Representatives
and may at "any time' investigate “any matter” as set forth in House Rule X. An attachment to this letter provides
additional information about responding to the Committee's request. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Jason Chaffetz Chairman
[Full letter: 20170516JECtoMcCabeFBIMemos.pdf]