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Article snippet: WASHINGTON — Members of Congress from both parties escalated calls on Tuesday for former F.B.I. director James B. Comey to appear before them after reports that President Trump had asked him to drop an investigation into Michael T. Flynn, the former national security adviser. Democrats were aggressive in seeking new hearings and an independent investigation. Republicans, on the whole, reserved judgment until they learned more or heard from Mr. Comey himself. “The country is being tested in unprecedented ways,” said Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader. The news of Mr. Comey’s memo — on the same day Israel was identified as the source of the sensitive intelligence Mr. Trump gave to Russian officials — added another layer of chaos and uncertainty on Capitol Hill, diverting attention from debates on health care and tax policy and increasing many lawmakers’ reservations about the president. Some Republicans put the burden on Mr. Comey to produce proof. Representative Jason Chaffetz, Republican of Utah and the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, vowed to obtain a memo Mr. Comey wrote in which he said Mr. Trump had made his request on the Flynn investigation during a meeting in February. “I need to see it sooner rather than later,” Mr. Chaffetz, who recently announced he was leaving Congress, said on Twitter. “I have my subpoena pen ready.” A spokeswoman for the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, called it “appropriate” for Mr. Chaffetz’s committee t... Link to the full article to read more