James Comey (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
[It was never one of my career goals to be an] unemployed B-list celebrity. … Because it may distract you, I’m 6 feet, 8 inches tall, it’s a freak show.
— Former FBI Director James Comey, addressing “the elephants in the room” during a speaking engagement at the University of Chicago Law School earlier this week, where he encouraged students to become ethical leaders, his life’s mission ever since being fired by President Donald Trump. “I believe that lawyers and especially graduates of this law school are uniquely suited to be ethical leaders,” said Comey. “My hope for all of you is that you take this amazing education you are getting here, realize the value of it, and use it to participate in the life of institutions of all kinds.”
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