Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans have begun demanding that the President explain once and for all whether he has tapes of private conversations between him and James Comey before he was fired as FBI director.

The possible recordings have come to the fore as Mr Trump’s detractors and supporters argue over who is telling the truth about a crucial White House meeting in February.

In testimony last week, Mr Comey says he was asked to drop a key part of his investigation into contacts between Trump campaign officials and Russian officials.