A Higher Loyalty by James Comey - Book Summary

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“Truth Over Tribe: The Real Lesson of Comey's Memoir”

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Title: A Higher Loyalty

Author: James Comey

Category: Memoirs & Life Stories, Politics & Current Affairs

James Comey's memoir opens with a teenage kidnapping that taught him to stand firm under pressure. Sam and Sophie sit with that story, because it sets up the question that runs through the whole book: what do you actually stand for when the cost of standing is high?

They walk through…