[Caixin.com] (Intern reporter Yang Rui) Following the sudden dissatisfaction of US President Trump on May 9th, the FBI’s former director, Komi, was removed from the post; May 16th, A heavy report in the New York Times revealed another possible reason for Trump to quit Komi.
The New York Times reported that according to the FBI's internal sources, Trump had asked former FBI director Komi to stop investigations of former national security adviser Micheal Flynn who had personally contacted the Russian ambassador to the United States.
This is another shocking bomb that the US media threw into the political arena after the Washington Post reported on May 15 that Trump had talked with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on suspicion of leaking confidential information to Russia.
Some analysts believe that if the White House responds inappropriately to this series of crisis events, Trump may face impeachment for obstructing judicial justice.
The New York Times disclosed that on February 14, the second day after the White House’s former national security adviser Flint was forced to resign in the “Tongmen Gateâ€, Trump and US Vice President Peng Si, Minister of Justice Sessions, former FBI director Komi and others, held a meeting on terrorism in the office of the president. After the meeting, Trump asked Burns and others to leave the office, but left Komi alone.
The New York Times said that in a "one-on-one" conversation between Trump and Komi, he asked the FBI to stop investigating Flint. He said: "I hope you can understand, you should let Flynn. He is a good person, I hope you can let this go." Komi did not respond to the president’s request, but merely echoed: "I agree that he is a good person."
But after leaving the president's office, Komi immediately recorded his conversation with Trump in the form of a memo. Several senior officials of the FBI have also read this memo. However, the New York Times, which first disclosed the matter, did not receive the memo, but only from the mouth of two anonymous people. According to the internal source of the FBI, Komi also recorded a number of similar memos, including his every call with Trump, every meeting, and he recorded it.
On May 16, the White House issued a statement in response to the New York Times report that Trump had never asked former FBI director Komi to stop investigating any case, including the case of former national security adviser Flynn "TongRumen". survey. In response to CNN’s questions, White House officials also said: “The President has the greatest respect for law enforcement agencies and all investigations. The conversation between President and Komi is not a true or accurate description.â€
In February of this year, within a month of the Trump administration taking office, Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, talked with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the transition period. The US sanctions against Russia and other issues sparked controversy and were forced to resign on February 13. Flynn also became the first senior official to leave the Trump administration.
Many media believe that the memorandum written by the New York Times based on this Komi, if it does exist, will strongly prove that Trump has tried to directly influence and hinder the judicial department and the FBI's investigation of the "TongRumen" incident. . The complaint of "obstruction of justice" may trigger a presidential impeachment procedure.
On the evening of May 16, Jason Chaffetz, a member of the US House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives, sent a letter to FBI Acting Secretary McCabe, asking the FBI to be on May 24. A memo, notes, abstracts, and other forms of documentation about the conversation between Trump and Komi are available today. Chafitz believes that such documents will prove whether the president has tried to influence or hinder the FBI.
In a commentary article, Reuters wrote that the White House staff trembled every day. "Dizzy waiting for the next round of blows. They wake up early in the morning and find that today is more terrible than yesterday." Since Trump suddenly ousted the director of the Komi FBI on May 9, the negative news between the US president and the intelligence department has not been broken. Just the day before the New York Times disclosed the Komi Memorandum, the Washington Post had pushed Trump to the cusp of public opinion.
Does Trump continue to ferment the Russian leak?
On May 15, the "Washington Post" reported that Trump had leaked the highly confidential information held by the United States to Lavrov and the Russian ambassador to the United States, Kislyak, when he met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. This information relates to the extremist organization “Islamic State†(IS) and is provided by partner countries in the United States through an intelligence-sharing system. However, because the information is very sensitive, the allies providing intelligence did not authorize the United States to share information with Russia.
However, when Trump met with the Russian Foreign Minister, he not only described the details of how the "Islamic State" planned to use laptops on the plane, but also revealed in which Syrian city the personnel who obtained the information were obtained. This information.
An anonymous US official believes that Trump "disclosed more information to the Russian ambassador than we shared with our allies." Trump’s approach will undermine mutual trust and cooperation between the United States and the allies that provide intelligence.
Later, the New York Times disclosed that Trump’s leaked intelligence source was Israel. In view of Trump's upcoming first foreign mission, the countries visited include Israel. This undoubtedly increases the complexity of the leak.
In the face of allegations of leaking secrets against Russia, White House National Security Advisor McMaster responded that the Washington Post report was "based on false premise." He insisted that the exchange of information between Trump and the Russian foreign minister was entirely appropriate.
On May 16, Trump also issued a tweet saying: "As president, I think I have the absolute right to share facts about terrorism and aviation safety with Russia (during an open White House meeting). For humanitarian reasons. I also hope that Russia will strengthen its ability to fight IS and terrorism."
Just an hour after the launch of this tweet, Trump released an intriguing tweet: "Since I took office, I have been asking Director Komi and others to find out the leakers hidden inside the intelligence department." But a Reuters commentary said that Trump himself "is the biggest leaker."
In a report on May 16, CNN revealed to the audience that the TV station was informed in March of this year that the "Islamic State" is developing a "notebook bomb" news, and the terrorist attackers can It carries international flights. But at the time, the US government warned CNN not to disclose this highly confidential information in the media. CNN eventually chose not to make it public. But I didn't expect Trump to leak this information when he met with the Russian foreign minister.
In view of the frequent and frequent major disputes, the atmosphere inside the White House is quite dignified. According to a White House reporter at the BBC, after the national security adviser McCester held a press conference, journalists gathered in the West Chamber corridor of the White House, hoping to get more information.
At that time, a number of senior White House officials went through the reporters and walked into the conference room. The reporters recognized that among the officials who rushed to the meeting, at least the White House chief strategist Bannon and the White House spokesperson Spicer. Later, these White House officials discussed it fiercely in the conference room, and the voice even spread to the corridor. Later, some people turned up the TV sound in the conference room until they covered the discussion, so that reporters could no longer hear the discussion in the conference room.
FBI successor candidate is undecided
Another problem that makes the White House a headache is, at the moment, who should replace the FBI Director?
According to Reuters, the two popular FBI director candidates have already said that they have no intention of taking over. One is the current Chief Justice of the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, Merrick Garland, and the other is Republican Senator John Cornyn.
Garland and Conlin's advisers told Reuters that they both advised the two not to accept the FBI director's job, because it meant giving up their important and safe jobs and accepting a position full of political calculations and controversy. The anonymous source also told Reuters that since Trump suddenly ousted Komi on May 9, the FBI director had almost no security at all, and it was difficult to escape the high-level review.
A source familiar with Garland revealed that Garland has said that he "loves his current job and has no intention of leaving the judicial community." Conlin simply issued a statement saying that he had told the White House that he would "continue to fight in the Senate for the agenda proposed by the conservatives, which is the best way to serve the people."
On May 16, White House spokesperson Spicer said that before Trump’s first foreign affairs visit on Friday, it is still possible to announce the appointment of the FBI director, and the US Department of Justice is still interviewing candidates. 
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