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rational security, chatter, law fair no bull, and the aftermath.

I'm Benjamin Wittis before a packed audience at Brookings' Falk Auditorium,

and this is the LawFair podcast, May 11, 2018.

One year ago this week, James Comey was fired as FBI Director.

In the year that's followed, the President of the United States has been attacking federal law enforcement.

The Congress of the United States has been out in law enforcement and intelligence sources.

A sharp partisan divide has opened up in attitudes toward law enforcement and toward the FBI in particular.

And even as a counterintelligence in criminal investigation continues involving the President,

the President threatens to remove senior law enforcement officials and the special counsel.

We're going to talk about it all.

We're going to talk about the culture of the Bureau in politically extreme moments.

We're going to talk about forest fires.

We're going to talk about what happens when the political system goes to war against the Bureau,

and we're going to talk about Jim's book.

It's the LawFair podcast episode 310, Jim Comey on a higher loyalty.

Jim, welcome back to Brookings.

Great to be back here. Thank you for having me.

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