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Director comey has now testified under oath that the president did urge him to close down the flynn investigation. he also testified under oath that when the president denied that, he was lying. >> in his press conference on may 18th, the president was asked whether he urged you to shut down the investigation into michael flynn. the president responded no, no. next question. is that an accurate statement? >> i don't believe it is. >> thank you. >> here's what this fight is boiling down to, this may be what the presidency ends up boiling down to. did the president tell the fbi director, james c...

Urge comey to close down the investigation. director comey has now testified under oath that the president did urge him to close down the flynn investigation. he also testified under oath that when the president denied that, he was lying. >> in his press conference on may 18th, the president was asked whether he urged you to shut down the investigation into michael flynn. the president responded new york city new york city next question. is that an accurate statement? >> i don't believe it is. >> thank you. >> here's what this fight is boiling down to, this may be what the presidency ends up b...

What it's boiling down to. on the one hand, there's the president. president now and the president's lawyer on behalf of the president saying i never did that. i never told the fbi to shut down the flynn investigation. on the other hand, there's the fired fbi director who says the president did do that. there's the memo the director wrote. and there's the people at the fbi who the fbi director told contempt rainously riser that conversation with the president happened. a list of people who the fired fbi director described today at length. >> who are those senior leaders at the fbi you shared t...

Lawyer went into a press availability and denied this claim, denied that the president ever tried to shut down the flynn investigation. he denied it on the president's behalf again in no uncertain terms. they are declaring essentially that this is the hill they want to die on. >> the president never in form or substance directed or suggested that mr. comey stop investigating anyone, including the president never suggested that mr. comey, quote, let flynn go. >> president in form or substance did not direct or suggest, everyone told the fbi director to let the flynn investigation go. this is it...

Feeling about the week? >> reporter: the president just did land on the south lawn. you see him walking solo back to the oval office. behind him is the congresswoman from south florida. jack lew as of 10:00 a.m. this morning is now the white house chief of staff. bill daley bid good-bye. the president spent three days traveling. today in detroit the major speech. there was one just after that. he spoke of the american promise and this is what the race is boiling down to. it's two competing narratives and two competing definitions of that promise that the president