# Comey testifies to Senate Intelligence Committee after his dismissal

Date: 2017

On 8 June 2017 [James Comey](/people/james-comey) testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee that [President Trump](/people/mig-donald-trump) had asked him for loyalty and to drop the investigation of [Michael Flynn](/people/michael-flynn), and that he had arranged for his memos of their conversations to be shared with a reporter.

## People

- James Comey: https://factrail.ai/people/james-comey

## Sources

- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/07/james-comey-trump-congress-statement
- https://www.npr.org/2017/06/08/532102878/i-hope-there-are-tapes-highlights-of-james-comeys-testimony

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/comey-testifies-senate-intelligence-committee-2017-06-08