Out of the tens of thousands of investigations happening at the FBI every day, Trump was only interested in altering the path of one: Russia.
Warner: Let me just ask this in closing – how many ongoing investigations at any time does the FBI have?
Comey: Tens of thousands.
Warner: Tens of thousands. Did the President ever ask about any other ongoing investigation?
Comey: No.
Warner: Did he ever ask you about trying to interfere on any other investigation?
Comey: No.
Warner: I think, again, this speaks volumes. This doesn’t even get to the questions around the phone calls about “lifting the cloud.” I know other members will get to that. But I really appreciate your testimony and appreciate your service to our nation.
Comey: Thank you, Senator Warner. I’m sitting here going through my contacts with him. I had one conversation with the President that was classified where he asked about an ongoing intelligence investigation. It was brief and entirely professional.
Warner: But he didn’t ask you to take any specific action?
Comey: Oh, no. No
Warner: Unlike what he had done vis-à-vis Mr. Flynn and the overall Russia investigation?
Comey: No.
