Thanks to Trump, James Comey’s Book is Already a Bestseller

The book is set to be released April 17, but it already No. 1 on Amazon.

James Comey
James Comey's book is already at No. 1 on Amazon, despite it not being released for another month. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

James Comey’s book, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership, is not set to be released until April 17. But thanks to President Trump, the former FBI director’s book is surging on the best seller’s list. On Sunday, it was No. 1 on Amazon’s constantly updated list of best sellers, reports CNN. On Saturday it was No. 15. The reason for the spike appears to be best of something Trump said. On Saturday, Trump celebrated deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe’s firing on Friday, and in doing so, called out Comey as “sanctimonious” and said that Comey “made McCabe look like a choirboy.” Comey responded with a tweet, saying, “Mr. President, the American people will hear my story very soon. And they can judge for themselves who is honorable and who is not.” Though he did not specifically mention his book, many people got the message. His tweet has been shared more than 100,000 times.

Interest in Comey’s book has been building since last year, and Amazon is not the only one who says a jump in pre-sales. A Higher Loyalty was also No. 4 on the Barnes & Nobel website’s best selling books list on Sunday.

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