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‘How strange is it for you to sit here and compare the president to a mob boss?’
That’s the question ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asked James Comey in a teaser for an interview set to air Sunday night at 10 p.m. as a “20/20” special.
A source told Axios that what the former FBI director had to say during that interview is “going to shock the president and his team” and “certainly add more meat to the charges swirling around Trump.”
The source added that the interview included information that’s never been divulged before and left people in the room “stunned.”
Comey apparently answered every question.
The five-hour interview was taped Monday at his Washington-area home ahead of the release of his book, “A Higher Loyalty,” which comes out Tuesday.
Comey is about to go on a promotional media blitz, according to Politico, including a live interview with CNN on April 19, a visit to MSNBC the same day, an interview on Fox on April 26 and one with PBS NewsHour on April 30.
The book is expected to reveal details about Trump pressuring Comey to shut down at least part of the FBI investigation into Russian interference in the election. It apparently also goes into other related issued pertaining to Robert Mueller’s investigation.
Separately, Dana Boente, the FBI’s general counsel who had led the Russia investigation in the early days of the Trump administration, has been asked to testify by Mueller, according to a letter obtained by MSNBC.