The publisher of former FBI Director James Comey’s book is moving up the release date to get it on bookshelves early because the bureau is “under intense scrutiny,” according to a report.
Flatiron Books is pushing up publication of his memoir “A Higher Loyalty” from May 1 to April 17 because there is a demand for Comey to be heard amid an “urgent conversation” about the FBI, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.
In “A Higher Loyalty,” the former G-Man “shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions,” according to a description on the publisher’s website.
President Trump fired Comey, who was then heading up the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, in May 2017.
In a later interview with NBC News, Trump said he was thinking of “this Russia thing” when he axed Comey.
The FBI has been in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and some Republican lawmakers over how it handled the Russia probe and the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email server.