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Comey memos follow tradition of J. Edgar Hoover keeping notes on presidents

  • Written by Douglas M. Charles, Associate Professor of History, Pennsylvania State University
Copies of the memos written by former FBI Director James Comey.AP Photo/Susan Walsh

President Donald Trump allegedly asked FBI Director James Comey to drop the FBI’s investigation into Michael Flynn.

President Franklin Roosevelt asked FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to collect information on Americans who had committed no crimes.

President...

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