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investigation?

Mr. Comey. And I think that calls for a legal conclusion, a constitutional legal judgment that I'm not qualified to make.

Mr. Gowdy. Does the President have the ability to end a prosecution?

Mr. Comey. It's the same question, I think, so my answer is the same.

Mr. Gowdy. Well, Director Comey, does the pardon power only extend after a conviction?

Mr. Comey. I'm not expert enough to answer that question.

Mr. Gowdy. Was the President part of your Michael Flynn investigation?

Mr. Comey. I don't know what you mean by that.

Mr. Gowdy. Well, when two agents went over to interview Michael Flynn at the White House, was the -- we'll do it this way. Why did they go interview Michael Flynn?

Mr. Comey. Because they were directed to.

Mr. Gowdy. I know. By you. For what purpose?

Mr. Comey. To see if they could, by interviewing Mr. Flynn, gain an understanding about why the Vice President was making statements that purported to repeat statements he had made that were false.

Mr. Gowdy. You knew what the Vice President was saying was false, right?

Mr. Comey. Correct.

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