James Comey led the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from September 2013 until May of 2017. Then, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered Comey’s dismissal as FBI Director. The war of words between Trump and Comey has heated up with the publication of Comey's new book. It is called A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership.

A copy of former FBI Director James Comey's new book, "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership," is on display, Apr. 13, 2018, in New York. Comey’s ouster led the Justice Department to appoint former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel. Mueller’s team is investigating Russian involvement in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Comey spoke with ABC News about his new book. In a television program broadcast on Sunday night, Comey called Trump “morally unfit to be president.” He also said that “it’s possible” the Russians have something on Trump. And he added there is, in his words, “some evidence of obstruction of justice.”

Even before the broadcast, Trump attacked Comey on Twitter. Trump called him “the WORST FBI Director in history” and a “slimeball.” He wrote that Comey’s writings “are self serving and FAKE!”

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