A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
by James B. Comey
View on GoodreadsYour loyalty belongs to lasting values like justice and truth, not to any one person. That's the principle Comey carries through two decades of government service, and he sets it against Trump's January 2017 demand for his personal loyalty, tied to the Flynn investigation, and the Russia investigation that ended in his firing.
Core ideas
- Before the FBI: As a prosecutor he took on organized-crime figures and handled the Martha Stewart and Scooter Libby cases.
- Pushing back on Bush: As Deputy Attorney General he opposed enhanced interrogation techniques and warrantless surveillance programs.
- A long arc: Being bullied as a teenager and a frightening home invasion in high school come early, and his FBI years under Obama bring the Clinton email investigation.
Published2018
Pages290
ISBN9781250192455
ReadAug 2024
