Ciaramella is said to have argued that “[[President Putin]] suggested that President Trump fire Comey.”<ref>''Mueller Report'', page 71 footnote 486.<small>Mueller cited two emails from Ciaramella to then-Chief of Staff [[John Kelly]] and other administration officials describing the details of a meeting between Trump and Russian Foreign Minister [[Sergey Lavrov]] and Russian Ambassador [[Sergey Kislyak]]. Trump met with them the day after he fired FBI Director James Comey. | Ciaramella is said to have argued that “[[President Putin]] suggested that President Trump fire Comey.”<ref>''Mueller Report'', page 71 footnote 486.<small>Mueller cited two emails from Ciaramella to then-Chief of Staff [[John Kelly]] and other administration officials describing the details of a meeting between Trump and Russian Foreign Minister [[Sergey Lavrov]] and Russian Ambassador [[Sergey Kislyak]]. Trump met with them the day after he fired FBI Director James Comey. |