Extreme secrecy surrounds Comey book manuscript

POLITICO ^ | March 15, 2018 | ANNIE KARNI

[tired&retired]

James Comey’s book is getting the Harry Potter treatment.

“A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership,” the upcoming memoir from former FBI director James Comey, is set for publication on April 18 — and with anticipation rivaling that of the cult children’s favorite, the publisher is taking extreme precautions to prevent potentially explosive revelations detailing Comey’s interactions with President Donald Trump from leaking.

White House lawyer Ty Cobb wrote in an email that the government was expecting to get a copy for review, but that he has not been involved. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders did not respond to a request for comment about any rapid response plans in the works.

Instead of circulating multiple print drafts among the editors and agents working on the book, the publisher, Flatiron Books, has implemented a password-protected electronic system so that only those involved in the project have access to it.

The project is stored under a code name so that staffers who are not involved in the project wouldn’t know where to find it if they tried. At warehouses that will ship out copies of the book, workers are being asked to sign nondisclosure agreements, according to people familiar with the procedures.

The book promises “never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career.” That is expected to include new details about Comey’s now infamous “loyalty” dinner with Trump at the White House, as well as a first-ever chronicling of how Comey briefed Trump about the Christopher Steele dossier at Trump Tower during the transition.

The book could land at a complicated moment for Comey, as well. “A Higher Loyalty” was originally scheduled for release on May 1, but the publisher last month announced it was moving up the publishing date because of the “intense scrutiny” surrounding the FBI.

[Stingray51]

Just trying to build the hype

[hsmomx3]

Sounds to me like he is going to say a lot of “devastating” things about POTUS.

Otherwise, people would have leaked info from the book by now.

Interesting how this is the one item that has not really been leaked but crap going on in DC is leaked all the time.

[eyeamok]

But will it explain how he Laundered Billions of Dollars for the Drug Cartels while on the board at HSBC???

[ClearCase_guy]

A higher loyalty — to Voldemort.

Otherwise known as She Who Must Not Be Named.

[tired&retired]

Book Description per amazon

In his forthcoming book, former FBI director James Comey 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. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader.

Mr. Comey served as director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017, appointed to the post by President Barack Obama. He previously served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the U.S. deputy attorney general in the administration of President George W. Bush. From prosecuting the Mafia and Martha Stewart to helping change the Bush administration's policies on torture and electronic surveillance, overseeing the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation as well as ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, Comey has been involved in some of the most consequential cases and policies of recent history.

[BenLurkin]

Will it be called “If I did it?”

[tired&retired]

I hope the book sets him up for prosecution.. Exhibit I

[Sacajaweau]

I believe the book has to be approved/reviewed by the government.

Comey is one bad dude. He tried, with malice, to take down the President. I believe he will get his in the end.

[tired&retired]

I thought that due to the nature of his job the administration got to review it first.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

“...overseeing the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation.”

Don’t they mean overlooking the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation? They should thank me for that correction.

[bigbob]

Ironic, since he didn’t maintain secrecy around anything else.

[BuffaloJack]

Wouldn’t it be nice if some security agency were to classify his book “SECRET” and make it so that it could not be published?
I wonder how many items are in the book that would compromise our national interests.

[gloryblaze]

I’ll thank you right now. Thank you.

[hsmomx3]

I’m sure one of his cronies signed off on this....

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Code name: Federal Matter.

[Lopeover]

Wonder if any quotes in his book will be used by prosecutors during his trial?

[liberalh8ter]

Hopefully, Son of Sam law will be invoked here.

[Liz]

It would be appropriate if Comey did a book tour to federal and state prisons......meet the inmates, wardens and prison guards.

He could change the title of his book to "Dont Do What I Did."

[mewzilla]

Publisher: Flatiron/Macmillan/Holtzbrinck.

Not a coinkydink.