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b'\\u201cI just fired the head of the FBI. He was crazy, a real nut job.\\u201d\\xa0\\u2013 President Trump, to Russian officials visiting him in the Oval Office in 2017.\\n\\nJames Comey is the former director of the FBI who is disliked by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in equal measure. His decision to investigate Clinton\\u2019s personal email server during the 2016 presidential election campaign is viewed by her supporters as a decisive factor in her losing the race to Donald Trump. But Trump is no fan of Comey either. In 2017 a seething President Trump summoned Comey to a meeting in the Oval Office where he pressured him to deny that Trump and his entourage were under investigation for collusion with Russia. Comey refused to give information to Trump and was fired from the FBI in May 2017.\\xa0\\n\\nIn conversation with acclaimed satirist and screenwriter Armando Iannucci he discusses crime, punishment and accountability at the highest echelons of politics\\n\\nPart two and three of this event are available ad free, for subscribers now. And for our listeners who don\\u2019t subscribe part 2 will be available in our next episode.\\xa0\\n\\nThis conversation took place in June 2023.\\n\\nWe\\u2019d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be.\\xa0\\n\\nSend us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.\\xa0\\n\\nAnd if you\\u2019d like to get ad-free access to all Intelligence Squared podcasts, including exclusive bonus content, early access to new episodes and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today for just \\xa34.99, or the equivalent in your local currency .\\xa0\\n\\nJust visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'