The relationship between Donald Trump and James Comey has spanned a turbulent decade, beginning during the 2016 presidential campaign and continuing into Trump’s second presidency with repeated investigations and criminal charges.
Comey oversaw inquiries that directly intersected with Trump’s political goals, first into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, and later into possible connections between the Trump campaign and Russia. Trump alternately criticized and praised Comey’s actions during the 2016 race, but once in office their exchanges grew increasingly tense, leading up to Comey’s dismissal in May 2017.
