James Comey Books

My story begins long before the Bureau, long before the high-stakes meetings in Washington conference rooms. It starts with a boy in Yonkers, New York, grappling with fear and conscience. When I was sixteen, an intruder invaded our home and held my younger brother and me at gunpoint. The fear was in...

From A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership

When I entered the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan, I quickly discovered that ethical judgment isn’t forged in classrooms—it unfolds in the quiet tension between power and responsibility. As a young prosecutor, I handled cases involving organized crime and financial fraud, where truth was never ...

From A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership

Justice exists not in abstract theories but within living institutions. When I joined the Justice Department years ago, I discovered that justice requires constant vigilance. It isn’t guaranteed by laws alone—it’s upheld by people who choose fairness even when the outcome complicates their political...

From Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust

When I look back to my early days at the Department of Justice, I see not a lofty institution but a community of people faced daily with the temptation to bend. The temptation may come subtly—a request to delay a case, a suggestion to keep quiet for convenience’s sake, or the subtle pressure to look...

From Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and Trust