Article snippet: Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — Fired FBI Director James Comey said President Donald Trump told him at the White House ‘‘I need loyalty, I expect loyalty'’ in their private White House dinner conversation in January, according to written testimony prepared by Comey. Marc Kasowitz, Trump’s attorney, said in a statement that the president “is pleased that Mr. Comey has finally publicly confirmed his private reports that the President was not under investigation in any Russian probe.’’ In written remarks submitted to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday — a day before his much-anticipated testimony — Comey said he remembered nine separate private conversations with President Trump. Three were in person and six on the phone. Comey said the president called him at lunchtime on Jan. 27 to invite him to dinner. "It was unclear from the conversation who else was going to be at the dinner, although I assumed there would be others,'’ Comey wrote. ‘‘It turned out to be just the two of us, seated at a small oval table in the center of the Green Room. Two Navy stewards waited on us, only entering the room to serve food and drinks.'’ Read the full text of former FBI director James Comey’s testimony, slated to be delivered tomorrow. The president began the conversation, Comey wrote, by asking him if he wanted to stay on as FBI Director, ‘‘which I found strange beca... Link to the full article to read more