"White House lawyer Uttam Dhillon made headlines after a Thursday report claimed he misled President Donald Trump about whether he could fire former FBI Director James Comey. Dhillon, according to The New York Times, feared firing Comey, as Trump ultimately did last May, would put the presidency in danger. He told Trump the president needed cause to fire the FBI director. After a junior lawyer's researched concluded Trump could fire Comey for any reason, Dhillon never corrected the record, the Times report said. . .As Buzzfeed News' Chris Geidner reported, Uttam Dhillon actually worked for Comey during his time at the Justice Department, from 2003-2006. In his role as associate deputy attorney general, Dhillon worked right under Comey, who was deputy attorney general from 2003-2005":
Who Is Uttam Dhillon, White House Counsel Who Reportedly Misled Trump on Firing Comey?