On Jan. 27, Mr. Comey received a last-minute dinner invitation from the president, and then learned it would be “just the two of us.” On Thursday, Mr. Comey revealed
that he had had to break a date with his wife in order to dine with Mr. Trump.
This dynamic with the president became so disturbing to Mr. Comey that, after an Oval Office meeting in February, he implored the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, “to prevent any future direct communication between the president
and me.” Mr. Comey did not want to be left alone with his boss again.
During his testimony, Mr. Comey was asked why he had not responded more robustly, why he had not told Mr. Trump
that he, the president, was acting inappropriately or reported his behavior immediately to others in authority.
Already, something about this “setup” made him “uneasy.”
The central business of this intimate dinner was Mr. Trump’s insistence: “I need loyalty, I expect loyalty.” Mr. Comey immediately recognized
that this was a press for something he did not want to give.
James Comey and the Predator in Chief -
By NICOLE SERRATOREJUNE 8, 2017
As I listened to James B. Comey, the former F. B.I.
