Hours after the surfacing of many unflattering comments in James Comey’s new book, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, And Leadership,” President Trump took to Twitter and lashed out at the former FBI Director.
“James Comey is a proven LEAKER & LIAR. Virtually everyone in Washington thought he should be fired for the terrible job he did-until he was, in fact, fired,” Trump tweeted. “He leaked CLASSIFIED information, for which he should be prosecuted.”
James Comey is a proven LEAKER & LIAR. Virtually everyone in Washington thought he should be fired for the terrible job he did-until he was, in fact, fired. He leaked CLASSIFIED information, for which he should be prosecuted. He lied to Congress under OATH. He is a weak and.....
“He lied to Congress under OATH. He is a weak and untruthful slime ball who was, as time has proven, a terrible Director of the FBI. His handling of the Crooked Hillary Clinton case, and the events surrounding it, will go down as one of the worst ‘botch jobs’ of history. It was my great honor to fire James Comey!” Trump added.
....untruthful slime ball who was, as time has proven, a terrible Director of the FBI. His handling of the Crooked Hillary Clinton case, and the events surrounding it, will go down as one of the worst “botch jobs” of history. It was my great honor to fire James Comey!
While Comey’s book is scheduled to be released on April 17, leaked transcripts reveal that he describes Trump as “untethered to truth” and compares him to a mafia boss.
Comey was abruptly fired by Trump in May of last year.
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'Crooked Hillary,' 'Little Marco,' among Trump's favorite nicknames
Hillary Clinton
Trump's nickname: "Crooked Hillary"
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Trump's nickname: "Mr. Magoo"
(NOAH BERGER/AFP/Getty Images)
Steve Bannon
Trump's nickname: "Sloppy Steve"
Elizabeth Warren
Trump's nickname: "Pocahontas"
Former FBI director James Comey
Trump's nickname: "Slippery James Comey"
(Photo by Ralph Alswang/ABC via Getty Images)
Kim Jong Un
Trump's nickname: "Rocket Man"
Chuck Todd
Trump's nickname: "Sleepy eyes / sleeping son of a b---h"
(NBC NewsWire via Getty Images)
Marco Rubio
Trump's nickname: "Little Marco"
Dianne Feinstein
Trump's nickname: "Sneaky Dianne Feinstein"
(Joshua Roberts / Reuters)
Ohio Governor John Kasich
Trump's nickname: "1 for 38 Kasich"
(REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk)
Bob Corker
Trump's nickname: "Liddle' Bob Corker"
NBC correspondent Katy Tur
Trump's nickname: "Little Katy"
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