Those encounters, among other things, have since become part of an obstruction-of-justice investigation that special counsel Robert Mueller is conducting. It happened months after the president first met with Comey and asked for his loyalty - and requested that the FBI drop its investigation into then-national security adviser Michael Flynn.

The Republican National Committee piled onto the discredit campaign Thursday night, tweeting a mock-up of Comey's book cover with the fictitious title, 'A Higher Loyalty to Me, Myself, and I.'.

Trump's allies have been trying to get ahead of Comey's book release by launching a media blitz to try to discredit him.

The former FBI director compared Trump to a mob boss in an ABC News interview set to air on Sunday, two days before 'A Higher Loyalty' is released.

Comey threw jabs at Trump's appearance, saying he found the president to be shorter than expected with hands that were smaller than he expected.

A conversation between Comey and Obama nearly left Comey in tears at a time when he was taking heavy criticism from Democrats who were unhappy about the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.

The president was concerned for First Lady Melania Trump.

Trump asked Comey to look into one of the most salacious claims detailed in the infamous Steele dossier: that Trump entertained prostitutes while visiting Moscow in 2013, and that the women performed a sexual act in front of him.

He asserts that President Barack Obama chose not to give many warnings about Russia's meddling in the 2016 US election because he thought Trump 'was going to lose anyway.' Obama also faced some resistance from congressional Republicans when he sought to make more noise about Russian interference.Kelly is said to have called Trump 'dishonorable' and threatened to quit over Comey's firing. Comey said then-Homeland Security secretary John Kelly was incensed over Comey's dismissal.

The book is due out on April 17, but excerpts have already begun to emerge. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

A higher loyalty by james comey