:*A portion of Memo 2 summarizes a discussion between Trump and Comey concerning the “salacious” material and Trump's wondering whether “he should ask [Comey] to investigate the whole thing to prove it was a lie.” According to Memo 2, Comey replied that the decision about whether to initiate an investigation was up to Trump, but that Comey said he “wouldn't want to create a narrative that [the FBI was] investigating him, because [the FBI was] not, and [Comey] worried such a thing would be misconstrued.” (OIG Comey report, page 20) | :*A portion of Memo 2 summarizes a discussion between Trump and Comey concerning the “salacious” material and Trump's wondering whether “he should ask [Comey] to investigate the whole thing to prove it was a lie.” According to Memo 2, Comey replied that the decision about whether to initiate an investigation was up to Trump, but that Comey said he “wouldn't want to create a narrative that [the FBI was] investigating him, because [the FBI was] not, and [Comey] worried such a thing would be misconstrued.” (OIG Comey report, page 20) |