President Trump asked the FBI to drop its investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn and urged former FBI director James B. Comey instead to pursue reporters in leak investigations — according to private notes taken by Comey — people familiar with the matter said. …

“I hope you can let this go,’’ Trump said, according to the Comey notes, which were described by associates. Comey’s written account of the meeting is two pages long and highly detailed, the associates said. The details of Comey’s notes of the meeting were first reported by the New York Times.