Former FBI Director James Comey is set to speak Thursday at Howard University, weeks before he embarks on a media tour to promote his upcoming book.
According to an advertisement for the event, Comey’s conversation will focus on “Law Enforcement and Race.”
Comey was hired last year by the historically black college to be a guest lecturer, and, according to the school, Comey was donating his $100,000 compensation to a scholarship fund.
HU students chat with former FBI Director James @Comey about “Law Enforcement and Race” during lecture series Thursday 3/22 at 5 pm. RSVP required via [email protected] pic.twitter.com/aqa88evQza
— Howard University (@HowardU) March 21, 2018
Comey, who was fired as FBI director by President Trump last May, faced backlash when he last spoke at the university. In September, Howard University students chanted, “We shall not be moved,” “No justice, no peace,” and, “Black lives matter,” as they protested Comey’s convocation speech.
Comey’s speech tomorrow will be the first appearance he’s made since sending a warning President Trump’s way after the attorney general fired Comey’s former deputy, Andrew McCabe. “Mr. President, the American people will hear my story very soon,” Comey said in a tweet Saturday. “And they can judge for themselves who is honorable and who is not.”
He was teasing his new book, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies & Leadership,” and the media tour that will come alongside its release.
In addition to book tour stops across the country, Comey will make a series of TV appearances, including interviews with CNN’s Jake Tapper, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, and Fox News’ Bret Baier.
The book, which is set to be published on April 17, will detail Comey’s thoughts on “what good, ethical leadership looks like and how it drives sound decisions,” according to its publisher, Flatiron Books.
The publication date was moved up to April after being originally scheduled to be released on May 1 due to heightened interest in Comey’s story as the FBI has encountered “intense scrutiny” during the Russia probe, Flatiron said.
