- James Comey, the former director of the FBI, tweeted at President Donald Trump on Saturday and hinted at his upcoming book about their interactions.
- The tweet came after Trump slammed former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe and accused Comey of being complicit in purported corruption and bias within the top ranks of the FBI and Department of Justice.
- Comey’s tweet also comes as he is expected to embark on a major book tour starting next month.
Former FBI Director James Comey took to Twitter to weigh in after President Donald Trump celebrating former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe’s firing and accused him and Comey of being complicit in alleged corruption within the FBI.
“Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI – A great day for Democracy,” Trump tweeted Friday night, shortly after McCabe was fired. “Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. He knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the FBI!”See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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