Comey’s Revelations

So President Trump was absolutely correct when he insisted — to much derision from Democrats and the mainstream media — that then-FBI Director James Comey assured him three times that he wasn’t personally under investigation.

That’s just one of the revelations in Comey’s prepared statement for his Thursday testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Yes, some of the others paint the president as unaware or unconcerned with how the government works, and as obsessed with top officials’ “loyalty.”

And Comey says Trump repeatedly asked for the investigation of ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn to go away.

But also that the prez never crossed the line by actually ordering a shutdown.

An order would be considered obstruction of justice. But just making the request is troubling — since it suggests the president doesn’t appreciate why investigative agencies like the FBI must remain fully independent and immune from political interference.

And that can be dangerous — not least of all for the president himself.

Comey emphasizes, “I did not say I would ‘let this go.’ ” But he also says Trump’s requests left him so uncomfortable that he “implored” Attorney General Jeff Sessions to “prevent any further direct communication” between Comey and Trump.

And he says Trump complained that the entire investigation into possible collusion with Russia was “a cloud that was impairing his ability to act” and asked what Comey could do “to lift the cloud.”

The ex-director says he’s documented all this with memos, but refuses to turn them over to the committee. But he wrote them on the job, so they’re not his property.

Whatever Comey says under questioning Thursday, Congress plainly needs to demand those memos and any similar ones from his entire FBI tenure.

To date, the “cloud” over Trump is made entirely of conjecture, rumor and anonymous leaks. The public deserves hard evidence.