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Towards the end of the lunch, the President brought up Comey and asked if Christie was
still friendly with him.224 Christie said he was.225 The President told Christie to call Comey and
tell him that the President "really like[s] him. Tell him he's part of the team."226 At the end of the
lunch, the President repeated his request that Christie reach out to Comey.227 Christie had no
intention of complying with the President's request that he contact Comey.228 He thought the
President's request was "nonsensical" and Christie did not want to put Comey in the position of
having to receive such a phone call.229 Christie thought it would have been uncomfortable to pass
on that message.230
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Just hours before meeting one-on-one with Comey, the President told Christie that firing Flynn would put an end to
the Russia inquiries. And after Christie pushed back, telling the President that firing Flynn would
not end the Russia investigation, the President asked Christie to reach out to Comey and convey
that the President liked him and he was part of "the team." That afternoon, the President cleared
the room and asked Comey to "let[] Flynn go."
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Whoever is currently securing the movie rights to the Trump presidency, they better act fast because the only people who can do this material justice are Jim Abrahams and David Zucker.
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