Mr. Gowdy. Then, if you look at the first sentence, "I explained to Lieutenant General Flynn that my desire was to have two of my agents interview him as quickly, quietly, and discreetly as possible."
So you've got the Deputy Director of the FBI saying let's do this quick, it's not going to be quick if you involve other people, and you do not think that that sends the --
[Discussion off the record.]
Mr. Gowdy. I'm not going to make you listen to two people at the same time.
Mr. Comey. I got it. Go ahead. Sorry.
Mr. Gowdy. You do not think that that left the impression with General Flynn that he needed to go ahead and do it without counsel involved?
Mr. Comey.I can't speak to the impression it left with General Flynn. I take these words -- in a memo I haven't seen before, but I take them to be accurately recounting what Andy's conversation was.
Mr. Gowdy. Why was it important to do it so quickly?
Mr. Comey. I don't know what Andy meant by "quickly." I wanted it done quickly because the best investigations are done promptly, before things sit around and people have an opportunity to take your investigation in different directions. You jump on it; you go get an interview done.
Mr. Gowdy. All right. But if --
