Trump is 'making us numb,' former FBI Director James Comey tells Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- I sat down with former FBI director James Comey to talk about the reaction to his book and his prime-time interview with George Stephanopoulos.

President Trump fired Comey last year amid the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Comey is promoting his book, "A Higher Loyalty," which arrived in bookstores on Tuesday.

RELATED: Transcript of George Stephanopoulos interview with Comey

The book, "A Higher Loyalty" by former FBI Director James Comey is displayed, Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York.

Mark Lennihan



I asked him his reaction to the Sean Hannity revelation in federal court that he is a client of Donald J. Trump personal lawyer Michael Cohen.
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COMEY: I don't know enough to have a reaction. I saw those headlines.
RITTER: This guy eviscerates you every night. you had no reaction?
COMEY: I've actually never watched his show. I know he eviscerates me cause I hear it second hand.
RITTER: You've never seen Sean Hannity on television?
COMEY: No, never.
RITTER: He's going to be very disappointed.
COMEY: I don't want to hurt his feelings. He's got plenty of other viewers. He doesn't need me.
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You can see the complete interview in the player above and on our Up Close program Sunday morning at 11 a.m.

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