Kortan, CNN is close to going forward with the sensitive story." What is "the sensitive story"?
Mr. Comey. I think it is the salacious -- the sexual details from a portion of the Steele dossier.
Mr. Jordan. Okay. What's been commonly called the salacious and unverified, that part of the dossier?
Mr. Comey. That's what I call it, yep.
Mr. Jordan. All right. Second paragraph: "CNN states that they believe the pressure has built and is unavoidable."
Actually, let's go to the: "Mike relates that he will try to skirt the most controversial stuff, focus on the question of possible compromise generally."
What does "possible compromise" refer to?
Mr. Comey. I don't know what he means. It means in the beginning, it sounds like he'll try to avoid the sex stuff, but I don't know what he means by "focus on the question of possible compromise generally."
Mr. Jordan. You read that the way I do. The most controversial stuff is what you just told me the sensitive story is. But the second clause, the question of possible compromise generally, you don't know what that means?
Mr. Comey. I don't. Yeah, I don't know what he means.
Mr. Jordan. Okay. Next sentence: "The trigger for them is they know the material was discussed in the brief and presented in an attachment."
