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Home Front: Politix
Lordy! James Comey set for $10 million payday as publishers scramble to sign book deal with fired FBI chief for inside story on Hillary, Trump - and his own brush with death by a serial rapist
2017-06-10
[DailyMail] - Comey's going to have the biggest Washington golden parachute ever, says one literary agent who already has the green light on a $10 million advance

- 'Jim Comey's explosive story makes 'West Wing' and 'House of Cards' on a par with Mister Rogers,' an acquisition editor for a major New York publishing house tells DailyMail.com

While he can't reveal classified information, he has yet to tell his own story behind Hillary email investigation, his dealings with Trump and his life

- When he was 16, Comey and his younger brother Peter were victims of a gunman who invaded the Comey home in suburban New Jersey

- Comey has proven his writing ability - at the College of William & Mary in 198o he wrote a much praised three-part series for the campus paper, The Fat Hat

If the publishing world has anything to say about it, the nation's ex-top cop, 56, will be a multimillionaire ten times over from the book deal major publishers are offering to pay up front for his memoir ‐ a whopping $10 million, DailyMail.com can reveal.

It's a sum right up there with the kind of advances paid to the Clintons - although maybe not a high as the Obamas
Sweet, sweet irony.-
and the kind of royalty money generated by Comey's nemesis Donald Trump's many books.

'Jim Comey's story has everything, from White House intrigue to possible corruption and law breaking. His explosive story makes 'West Wing' and 'House of Cards' on a par with Mister Rogers,' an acquisition editor for a major New York publishing house told DailyMail.com

'When his proposal hits my desk, I've already been authorized to offer $10 million.'
Posted by:Anomalous Sources

#6  This should have been one of the Republicans' first areas of inquiry.

"Have you signed a book deal? For how much? Did the prospect of becoming a multi-millionaire influence your handling of any of these matters? If yes, how? If no, pull my other leg."
Posted by: Matt   2017-06-10 13:26  

#5  I could be wrong but I understood that a lot of government jobs need clearance before they can publish. CIA made that a lot quicker in recent years to the detriment of W Bush. I think Trump should order every manuscript to have to be read and cleared by Mathis when he has time (possibly may have to wait until the general retires).
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-06-10 12:28  

#4  Did he notice this boiling away in Boston?

Posted by: 3dc   2017-06-10 11:53  

#3  I'd buy it if I could believe a word he wrote...just don't think I can.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-06-10 11:19  

#2  Going to rely upon his 'notes'?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-06-10 08:01  

#1  Is it fiction?
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-06-10 07:56  

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