--- title: Comey Investigation: Donald Trump's Attorney Responds description: President Trump's attorney Marc Kasowitz gave a statement after James Comey's congressional testimony. canonical: https://time.com/4811189/comey-testimony-marc-kasowitz-trump-lawyer/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-08T19:13:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:06:30.206Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump's Lawyer Calls James Comey's Sworn Testimony Untrue og:description: "The President never directed or suggested that Mr. Comey stop investigating anyone" og:url: https://time.com/4811189/comey-testimony-marc-kasowitz-trump-lawyer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea48fa80a0b0af50/6988d0defb4eac88ec8925c5/gettyimages-693805090.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: James Comey Testifies At Senate Hearing On Russian Interference In US Election og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump's Lawyer Calls James Comey's Sworn Testimony Untrue twitter:description: "The President never directed or suggested that Mr. Comey stop investigating anyone" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea48fa80a0b0af50/6988d0defb4eac88ec8925c5/gettyimages-693805090.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump's Lawyer Calls James Comey's Sworn Testimony Untrue > Sponsored content. 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President Trump's private attorney strenuously denied former FBI Director James Comey's sworn testimony that the president asked him for "loyalty" and requested that he stop investigating former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn._  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Jun 8, 2017 7:13 PM UTC President Trump's private attorney strenuously denied former FBI Director James Comey's sworn testimony that the president asked him for "loyalty" and requested that he stop investigating former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Jun 8, 2017 7:13 PM UTC [President Trump’s](http://time.com/4790032/president-trump-manchester-suicide-bomb/) private attorney strenuously denied former FBI Director [James Comey’s](http://time.com/4811175/comey-testimony-donald-trump-highlights/) sworn testimony that the president asked him for “loyalty” and requested that he stop investigating former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. Reading from prepared text at the National Press Club in Washington after Comey’s testimony, Marc Kasowitz said that Trump did tell the FBI director that Flynn was a “good guy” who has “been through a lot,” but did not order him to take any action on the investigation. “The President never, in form or substance, directed or suggested that Mr. Comey stop investigating anyone, including suggestions that Mr. Comey ‘let Flynn go,'” said Kasowitz. Kasowitz also denied Comey’s statement under oath that Trump asked him for total loyalty during a private dinner at the White House, although he said the President is “entitled to expect loyalty from those serving in his administration.” The president’s attorney also criticized Comey, noting that testified that he [had asked a friend to provide his memo](http://time.com/4811044/james-comey-testimony-media-leaks/) of an encounter with Trump to a New York _Times_ reporter, arguing that shows he was “actively attempting to undermine this administration with selective and illegal leaks of classified information privileged communications.” ## Transcript Contrary to numerous false press accounts leading up to todays hearing. Mr. Comey has now finally confirmed publically what he repeatedly told President Trump privately. That is that the president was not under investigation As part of any probe into Russian interference. Mr. Comey also admitted that there is no evidence that a single vote changed as a result of any Russian interference. The president never sought to impede The investigation into attempted Russian interference in the 2016 election. And in fact according to Mr Comey, the President told Mr Comey quote, it would be good to find out close quote. In that investigation if there was quote, some satellite associates of his who did something wrong. It is overwhelmingly clear that there have been and continue to be those in government who are actively attempting to undermine this administration. With selective and illegal leaks of classified information and privileged communications. 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