A Higher Loyalty; Truth, Lies, and Leadership
New York: Flatiron Books, 2018. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xii, [2], 290 pages. Index. James Brien Comey Jr. (born December 14, 1960) was the 7th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2013 until his dismissal in May 2017. Comey arranged for Daniel Richman, a university professor, to leak to the press a memo he had written after a February 14 private meeting with the president. It said Trump had asked him to end the FBI's investigation into Michael Flynn. The dismissal, the memo, and Comey's Congressional testimony were interpreted by some as evidence of obstruction of justice by the President and became part of an investigation by Robert Mueller, the Special Counsel appointed to probe Russian interference in the 2016 election. On June 14, 2018, DOJ Inspector General Horowitz released his report on the FBI's handling of the Clinton email investigation, which criticized Comey's actions. The report found that high-ranking FBI officials showed "willingness to take official action" to negatively impact the Trump campaign. Derived from a Kirkus review: Former FBI director Comey reviews his career and his dismissal. Donald Trump, according to Comey, demanded personal loyalty and did not receive the required affirmative reply. As has been well-reported, the author weighs Trump and his colleagues and finds them wanting in every way. That president, he adds with a touch of informed speculation, is also bound for greater legal troubles than he has faced thus far. Comey looks back on a long career marked by such signature moments as his uncovering Dick Cheney associate Scooter Libby as the person who leaked the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame, a matter over which he came under considerable pressure to back off the case. Not all the book will be convincing, especially to supporters of Trump’s opponent, whose campaign suffered a tremendous blow when Comey announced that she, too, was under investigation. A book that is sure to enrage its chief subject. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Donald Trump, FBI, John Ashcroft, CIA, Alberto Gonzales, Mafia, Gambino, Robert Mueller, Terrorism, Torture, Presidential Appointments, Senate Confirmation
ISBN: 9781250192455
[Book #76965]
Price: $35.00