The 5-Minute Fix: How Comey became Trump’s chief antagonist
Democracy Dies in Darkness Keeping up with politics is easy now By Amber Phillips A lifelong Republican and President Trump's first FBI director is now Trump's chief antagonist. FBI director James B. Comey said on Sunday that Trump is “morally unfit to be president.” And that's just the start. Comey is no longer a Republican, and he's out with a book that calls Trump a congenital liar and an unethical leader. Trump and Comey shake hands in January 2017, when tensions were already high. (Andrew Harrer / EPA) This is not normal, people. So how did it happen? Here are some key moments Comey says he had with Trump that, in hindsight, motivated him to become the president's most outspoken critic: July 5, 2016: Comey announces he won't recommend charging Hillary Clinton with a crime for using a private email server while secretary of state. Trump spends the rest of th...