As Twitchy reported earlier, former FBI director James Comey appeared with Jake Tapper on “The Lead” Thursday afternoon to promote his new book, “A Higher Loyalty,” and he dropped some non-bombshells: he doesn’t dislike Trump, he feels he was legitimately elected, and won’t speculate if the country would be better with Hillary Clinton as president.
Ari Fleisher summed up the interview this way:
I’ve never seen a book tour backfire like this. Comey is coming across terribly on @jaketapper I wonder if he’ll keep doing media. He’s only hurting himself.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) April 19, 2018
Did Tapper feel that Comey came across terribly? Of course he’s not going to say that, but he did have on a panel to discuss if the book tour so far is ruining Comey’s credibility:
Is Comey's book tour ruining his own credibility? https://t.co/GI05MjiKB6 @thelauracoates David Urban @JFKucinich @PaulBegala on @TheLeadCNN
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 19, 2018
You knew this was coming:
What credibility? https://t.co/evRpqxGNeU
— Michael McNally (@notoserfdom) April 19, 2018
Didn’t know he had any left https://t.co/zX8Z2H4CnF
— Jason Chodakowski (@jasonchod) April 19, 2018
No, that happened a long time ago. https://t.co/zQOJp2eFQW
— Awnree (@Awnree1) April 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/Gray_Wolfs76/status/987097133026332672
Did @Comey have any credibility left to ruin before the book tour? https://t.co/6OlUfSg0dO
— twenty one royal street (@21royalstreet) April 19, 2018
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If you even have to ask that question that in itself answers your question. https://t.co/vjX2g77XJd
— ❌PaulaAndra Aigner (@silverbird458) April 19, 2018
Implying appearing on CNN destroys one's credibility? Ok, it is a good point. https://t.co/IfmYt3neUh
— Gary Frank (@swizze_gfrank) April 20, 2018
That is a good point.
https://twitter.com/JimRohde3/status/987100183749103616
https://twitter.com/JGanos/status/987114623806640129
That’s right; remember, no one ever told Comey to walk in the woods and keep quiet after he lost his dream job. Oh, wait … everyone did.
Related:
'Only hurting HIMSELF'! James Comey WEASELS his way through interview with Jake Tapper https://t.co/AyrqrEUg5W
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 19, 2018