Summary of James Comey's A Higher Loyalty

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Get the Summary of James Comey's A Higher Loyalty in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The #1 New York Times bestselling book A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership is the first book written by former FBI Director James Comey. In this book, Comey shares his experiences from the past two decades he spent serving the American government. He explored what good leadership looks like and how it drives good decisions. His story is an entry to the corridors of power and he shows what an effective leader is really like.

The New York Times says that A Higher Loyalty is "the first big memoir by a key player in the alarming melodrama that is the Trump administration." They even say that the author is "what Saul Bellow called a 'first-class noticer.'"

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 4, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638152989

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Truth, Lies, and Leadership

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James Comey’s book A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership (2018) is both a memoir of the author’s tenure as FBI director and a warning to the American public about the dangers of an unethical president.

Comey grew up in a middle-class family in northern New Jersey. As a child, he had numerous encounters with the seedier aspects of humanity, including playground bullies who tormented him at school. Worst of all, when he was a teenager, a burglar broke into the family home while Comey was inside. Comey believes the man was there to sexually assault his sister, who was not home at the time. Although Comey and his family managed to escape unharmed, the experience filled him with anxiety. Over time, that experience and a larger desire to protect innocent people from bullies and criminals drove Comey to a life in law enforcement.

In 1987, Comey became a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York under Rudy