Standing 6ft 8in tall, James Comey – “the FBI giraffe” as he calls himself – has made a career out of seeing over the heads of lesser men, his eyes fixed on glimmering legal ideals of probity and propriety. Facebook Twitter Pinterest James Comey likens Trump to a mafia boss. Trump, Comey says, is incapable of laughter and prefers to sneer, whereas Robert Mueller, the special counsel charged with uncovering presidential malfeasance, possesses “a grimace that passes for a smile”. Clinton lost, Comey lost, but so did their country, which, with a government run like the mob, is now hurtling towards a constitutional crisis. • A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership by James Comey is published by Macmillan (£20).

Source: The Guardian April 22, 2018 06:00 UTC