FBI Director James Comey’s indictment by a federal grand jury on charges of making a false statement and obstruction of a congressional proceeding befits this pious, sanctimonious, self-righteousness ex-director.
The Justice Department’s announcement that former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making a false statement and obstruction of a congressional proceeding is all but a fait accompli.
Pious, sanctimonious self-righteousness and hypocritical moralizing had long ago cost him his professional reputation.
With charges of perjury and obstruction, Comey could face imprisonment.
If that comes to pass, his tattered legacy will earn yet another stain.
More tragically, the narcissistic leader, who was relieved of his duties by President Donald Trump soon into his first term, will continue to damage the agency I love and served for a quarter of a century.
And that makes me — and many others in my ranks — weary, saddened and angry.
Based on my own observations and those of my colleagues at the bureau, it was clear from the start that Comey was hellbent on altering FBI culture.
In the first of his five sermonizing books, 2018’s “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership,” the former director mused about his initial meeting with employees at FBI headquarters in 2013.
He describes placing himself atop a stool, sans suit jacket, but with a blue shirt and tie.
Tradition had long held that FBI directors wore dark suits and white shirts — keeping their jackets on while addressing employees in order to project proper image.
