"I hope you can let this go"

Former FBI director James Comey has accused President Donald Trump of firing him to try to undermine the bureau's investigation into possible collusion between his 2016 presidential campaign team and Russia. Comey also testified he believed Trump directed him to drop an FBI probe into the Republican president's former national security adviser Michael Flynn as part of the Russia investigation. He said he interpreted Trump's wording "I hope you can let this go" about the Flynn investigation as a direction. Giampiero Gramaglia reports.

Former FBI director James Comey Source: AAP