Only if he is charged.
Former FBI Director James Comey is placing himself into a “perjury trap position” with his upcoming book tour, an ex-FBI supervisory special agent said on Saturday.
With “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership” slated to hit bookshelves in 10 days, James Gagliano said the timing of its release and Comey’s accompanying book tour could be problematic in light of recent developments of two federal investigations.
Comey “has become a darling of the ‘Resistance.’ Half of the country fervently believes that when he comes out with this book, there is going to be indisputable evidence there that is going to lead to the president’s either indictment or potentially a impeachment hearing,” Gagliano said during an interview with CNN’s Michael Smerconish.
“Now, here is the problem with that,” he continued. “There are two major consequential probes going on right now. The Russia probe … and with the findings not being released yet, James Comey is putting himself into a perjury trap position. He will be talking about things – meaning his interactions with the president – he had nine separate interactions either on the phone or in person with the president, and he’s going to set himself up to purposefully or unwittingly saying something that is not consistent with what he’s going to have told the special prosecutor.”
Gagliano said there is also the matter of the Justice Department inspector general looking into the DOJ and FBI over their actions, including during the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s unauthorized private email server, which Comey oversaw.
“He’s also be a central figure in that. So, I think that the timing is the issue,” Gagliano said.