James Comey helped make Donald Trump’s election possible when the then-FBI Director let a pledge he had made to congressional Republicans regarding his investigation of Hillary Clinton overwhelm his sense of proportion and propriety.
Once exposed to Mr. Trump up close, he responded to what he claimed was the President’s demand for loyalty by offering honesty, a poor substitute in the eyes of a congenital liar. When Mr. Trump got around to firing him in May 2017, less than four months after taking office, Mr. Comey sought to make amends for his original sin by acting like a whistleblower, directing confidants to leak information in the hope that it would spur the appointment of a Special Prosecutor.
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