A Higher Loyalty
Truth, Lies, and Leadership
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Publisher Description
#1 New York Times Bestseller now in paperback with new material
The inspiration for The Comey Rule, the Showtime limited series starring Jeff Daniels premiering September 2020
In his book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader.
Mr. Comey served as director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017, appointed to the post by President Barack Obama. He previously served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the U.S. deputy attorney general in the administration of President George W. Bush. From prosecuting the Mafia and Martha Stewart to helping change the Bush administration's policies on torture and electronic surveillance, overseeing the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation as well as ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, Comey has been involved in some of the most consequential cases and policies of recent history.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
With all the headlines that former FBI head James Comey has generated, he still manages to surprise. His feverishly anticipated political memoir is notable not only for its clear-eyed descriptions of a scandal-ridden administration but also his gift for vivid detail. Comey delves into his personal history, from the home invasion that sparked his interest in law enforcement to the surreal circumstances of his 2017 firing. Balancing subtle wit with reflective candor, A Higher Loyalty tells the extraordinary story of a man motivated by the pursuit of justice.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The ex-FBI director whose firing by President Trump, over the FBI's investigation of Russian government interference in the 2016 election, sparked a furor reopens that case and others in this piercing and candid memoir. Comey revisits conflicts between duty and politics under three presidents: as deputy attorney general, wrangling with the Bush White House over the legality of interrogation procedures such as waterboarding; in a dramatic scene, guarding the hospitalized attorney general John Ashcroft from White House officials' bedside efforts to reauthorize illegal surveillance programs; and overseeing the FBI's probe of Hillary Clinton's emails (he revisits and explains the actions that, it has been claimed, cost her the election). Comey mines his recollections for leadership lessons, with Barack Obama, whom he admires, furnishing the best examples. His damning portrait of Trump, on the other hand, is a study in unethical, off-putting anti-leadership: he likens Trump to a Mafia boss for pressuring him to show personal loyalty and drop the investigation of Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn, cringes at Trump's defensive and crass denials of claims that he consorted with Russian prostitutes, and "desperately tr to erase myself from the president's field of vision at a gathering to avoid Trump's unpleasant schmoozing. This is a troubling and important account of the clash between power and justice.
Customer Reviews
Read it!!!
Amazing that the people who hated the book, already hated him. I think you should read it and make your own decision. These reviews look similar to fake news. We can call it “fake reviews”.
Affirmation that Trump is a crooked criminal
Let's see....🤔🧐 Are we to believe the account of a man that has dedicated himself & his life to serving, upholding, enforcing & protecting our laws, our Constitution, & democracy? A former federal prosecutor, United States attorney, Deputy Attorney General, & Director of the FBI? Or, the word of a known pathological liar that lies unabashedly & without apology? I'll put my trust into the man that has served this country for nearly all of his life.
Can’t wait to read it
James Comey was one of my sister’s law professors; a man with impeccable morals and great character. I have pre-ordered this book, and I am looking forward to reading it.