Comey Makes Unsubtle Trump Dig: Hoping For ‘Ethical Leadership’ In 2018

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Former FBI Director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Fired former FBI Director James Comey made another dig at President Donald Trump on Twitter over the weekend, writing on New Year’s Eve that he hopes 2018 brings “more ethical leadership focused on truth and lasting values.”

Comey has previously used his non-alias Twitter account — he used to tweet under the cover of theologian Reinhold Niebuhr — to troll the President, occasionally tweeting quotes from the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Winston Churchill relevant to the Trump news of the day. His new book, set to publish in May, is titled “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership,” likely referencing Comey’s claims that Trump asked for his “loyalty” months before firing him.

Comey was abruptly dismissed by Trump not long after Comey confirmed his agency was investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election and links between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.

Before the firing, the President apparently told Comey, “I need loyalty, I expect loyalty.” Trump denies asking for that pledge.

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  1. One wonders if the fey and ineffectual yet preferred method of American protest—social media— will continue to be mistaken for achieving actual results in 2018.

    Probably.

  2. Too little and too late. He should have thought of the consequences before he stabbed Hillary in the back!

  3. Avatar for hester hester says:

    Well, the Ethical Leadership that is so tainted is the Republican leadership that is using this unfit pres*dent to enact it’s inhumane and unequal agenda. I blame the leaders of the party along with (perhaps ahead of) Trump, who’s totally clueless.

  4. Avatar for darcy darcy says:

    The Revolution will be televised.

  5. It’s of poor judgment for journalists and citizens these days to interpret any hope for ethical leadership as relevant only to Trump when the entire Republican party enables him while they loot the nation, trample on the rule of law, and turn their back on all norms and good-faith. We will make a huge mistake if the focus is limited to Trump at the time of account rendering.

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