
I remember thinking in that moment that the president doesn’t understand the FBI’s role in American life.”Īgain, the fact that Trump has “soft white pouches” under his “expressionless blue eyes” feels more like an unnecessary jab than an essential insight. “I stared at the soft white pouches under his expressionless blue eyes. First off, everyone is short to the 6’8” Comey. Comey also mentions that Trump was shorter than he looked on TV.

Noting the size of Trump’s hands or the fact that he tans feels beneath the broader stated mission of the book: To reveal why Trump is simply not fit for the office he currently holds. If Comey wanted to build the narrative with this book that he is truly committed to the good of the country rather than in selling books or scoring partisan points, he’d have been better served to leave this stuff out. It was smaller than mine, but did not seem unusually so.” “His face appeared slightly orange with bright white half-moons under his eyes where I assumed he placed small tanning goggles, and impressively coifed, bright blond hair, which upon close inspection looked to be all his….As he extended his hand, I made a mental note to check its size. Here they are, ranked from least to most problematic for the President of the United States.ġ1.

Then I ranked them by level of damage they are likely to cause. I scanned through all of the available excerpts and plucked out the lines that are most devastating for Trump. Some are salacious, others are stunning and some are just plain surreal. There’s a lot of pieces of the Comey book – “A Higher Loyalty” – kicking around the media world at the moment.

Days before its official release, excerpts of James Comey’s memoir about his time as FBI Director under President Donald Trump have leaked.
