Talk:James Comey

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the James Comey article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Archives: 1: 30 days

This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.

If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page.

Barack Obama (inactive)

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Barack Obama, a project which is currently considered to be inactive.Barack ObamaWikipedia:WikiProject Barack ObamaTemplate:WikiProject Barack ObamaBarack Obama articles

Biography

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles

Chicago Mid‑importance

	Chicago portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Chicago, which aims to improve all articles or pages related to Chicago or the Chicago metropolitan area.ChicagoWikipedia:WikiProject ChicagoTemplate:WikiProject ChicagoChicago articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.

Law Low‑importance

	Law portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Law, an attempt at providing a comprehensive, standardised, pan-jurisdictional and up-to-date resource for the legal field and the subjects encompassed by it.LawWikipedia:WikiProject LawTemplate:WikiProject Lawlaw articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

United States: FBI / Presidents Low‑importance

	United States portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions. Template Usage Articles Requested! Become a Member Project Talk Alerts United StatesWikipedia:WikiProject United StatesTemplate:WikiProject United StatesUnited States articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by WikiProject FBI.
	This article is supported by WikiProject United States Presidents (assessed as Low-importance).

The contentious topics procedure applies to this page. This page is related to post-1992 politics of the United States and closely related people, which has been designated as a contentious topic.

Editors who repeatedly or seriously fail to adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, any expected standards of behaviour, or any normal editorial process may be blocked or restricted by an administrator. Editors are advised to familiarise themselves with the contentious topics procedures before editing this page.

This article has been viewed enough times in a single week to appear in the Top 25 Report 4 times. The weeks in which this happened:

Lead issue

Per MOS:LEADBIO, the first paragraph of this article's lead should summarize the key events of Comey's life with "due weight." Does Comey's political affiliation deserve half of the "due weight" granted in the first paragraph? I don't think so. Comey was not a politician whose party affiliation played an important role in his actions, and it seems that many other things are deserving of mention in this paragraph while his party affiliation is not. Should this sentence be removed and replaced by two sentences that summarize his tenure of Director of the FBI and the events surrounding his firing?Personnongratia (talk) 21:43, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Agree that should be removed, makes no sense in the lead. 2600:1700:D520:17C0:9CD2:6FE5:CCC2:80ED (talk) 23:52, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

IG report

DarrellWinkler, as reported by the NYT journalist who has been covering the story from the start, the IG report contains ambiguities that remain to be resolved through further examination.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1125213492&oldid=1125188119&title=James_Comey

me (talk) 20:50, 2 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

He's covering his because his original reporting turned out to not be as salacious as he first stated. Continuing to wight so heavily on the unfounded and now largely debunked July reporting from Schmidt gives the reader the impression that the original reporting may still be accurate. DarrellWinkler (talk) 21:19, 2 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

his original reporting was straightforward, not salacious, and as the reporter who broke the story, he is following it closer than others and can see nuances that elude others, which is exemplified by the IG saying they're still examining it, so it's not a closed matter soibangla (talk) 21:26, 2 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Let's not print ad hominems against respected journalists. SPECIFICO talk 21:28, 2 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Involvement in Purdue Pharma Case

In 2005, acting in his role as Deputy Attorney, Comey shielded the investigation of John Brownlee into Purdue Pharma and the opioid crisis it precipitated with the sale of its drug OxyContin. Purdue lawyers called Comey to question the investigation. After a four-hour meeting with Brownlee, Comey told him, "Brownlee, you are fine. Go back to Virginia and do your case." While the felony charges Brownlee was pursuing were eventually dropped, this was one of the first successful prosecutions of Purdue Pharma, resulting in a plea agreement with Purdue Frederick, Purdue Pharma's holding company.

‘They Were All Lawyered Up and Rudy Giuliani’d Up’ - POLITICO Magazine, https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/08/05/oxycontin-purdue-pharma-federal-investigation-dopesick-excerpt-219158/ 2600:6C56:7600:5343:F9B3:1E90:9F40:78BF (talk) 19:26, 27 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]