Donald Trump is a ‘serial liar’ who is ‘morally unfit’ to hold office, says James Comey
Washington — Fired former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) chief James Comey lashed out at Donald Trump in an interview with ABC News broadcast on Sunday, calling him "morally unfit" to be president and describing him as a serial liar who will "stain everyone around him". Comey’s remarks are the latest salvo in a war of words with Trump, who excoriated the former FBI director on Twitter earlier in the day, again calling him a "slimeball" and suggesting he should be jailed. The wide-ranging interview with ABC News also came ahead of Tuesday’s release of Comey’s memoir, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership, in which he details his interactions with the Republican president. "I think he’s morally unfit to be president," Comey said, in his first televised interview since being fired in May last year. The former federal prosecutor pointed to how Trump "talks about and treats women like they’re pieces of meat" and "lies constantly about matters big and small and insists the A...
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