[12] In early April 2018, before the release of A Higher Loyalty, the Republican National Committee (RNC) launched a website in an attempt to discredit Comey.

[14] In an interview that aired on April 13, 2018, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel described A Higher Loyalty as "salacious" and said that "when you read it, [Comey] discredits himself".

"[20] The San Francisco Chronicle summarised the book as "Former FBI Director James Comey knows he may never be forgiven by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump for what he did – and did not do – in the 2016 presidential election.

His much-anticipated new book, 'A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership,' is his appeal for them and their supporters to at least understand, if not accept, the reasons behind his treatment of two investigations that continue to reverberate in American politics.

The series was written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Billy Ray, who also executive produced alongside Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, and Shane Salerno.