又出丑闻？特朗普曾要求FBI中止对弗林的调查？

导读:据前任FBI局长的一份备忘录中记载，特朗普总统曾要求FBI局长中止对于弗林的调查。以上情况是否属实？美国政府有何回应？这又与最近科米的辞职有什么联系呢？

President Donald Trump asked FBI chief James Comey to drop an inquiry into links between his ex-national security adviser and Russia, US media report.

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普曾要求美国联邦调查局（FBI）局长James Comey停止对于他的前国家安全顾问与俄罗斯之间关系的调查。

I hope you can let this go, Mr Trump reportedly told Mr Comey after a White House meeting in February, according to a memo written by the ex-FBI director.

根据前任FBI局长的备忘录中记载，据报道，特朗普总统在二月的白宫会谈后对Comey 先生说：“我希望你能中止这项调查。”

The memo was written immediately after the meeting, a day after Michael Flynn resigned, according to media reports.

据媒体称，这份备忘录是在会议后立即写下的，也就是在Michael Flynn辞职仅一天后。

The White House has denied the allegation in a statement.

而美国政府在一份声明中否认此事。

The president has never asked Mr Comey or anyone else to end any investigation, including any investigation involving general Flynn, it said.

报告中写道，“特朗普总统从未要求Comey先生或是任何其他人去中止调查，包括对于General Flynn的调查。”

An influential Republican congressman has called for the FBI to hand over all relevant documents within a week.

一位颇具影响力的共和党国会议员已经呼吁FBI在一周之内交出所有相关的文件材料。

Jason Chaffetz, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, demanded all correspondence relating to communications between Mr Comey and the president be presented by 24 May.

美国众议院监督委员会会长Jason Chaffetz要求在5月24日前上交所有Comey先生与总统先生间的通信材料。

Mr Flynn was forced out in February after he misled the vice-president about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador before Mr Trump took office.

今年2月，在特朗普总统上台前，Flynn先生就他与俄罗斯大使的对话内容误导了副总统，之后他被迫辞职。

The latest Russian twist, first reported by the New York Times, comes a week after Mr Trump fired Mr Comey over his handling of the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while at the state department.

由《纽约时报》最先报道，在特朗普总统因调查希拉里·克林顿在国务院使用私人电子邮件服务器一事而解雇Comey先生一周后，事件又有了新的转折。

Mr Comey’s dismissal sent shockwaves through Washington, with critics accusing the president of trying to thwart the FBI investigation into Russia’s alleged interference in the US election and any Moscow ties to Trump associates.

Comey先生被解雇在华盛顿乃至全国掀起了轩然大波，批评家们纷纷指责总统试图妨碍对于俄罗斯干预总统大选及特朗普总统与俄罗斯联系的调查。