Trump lashes out at ex-FBI chief in new Twitter storm

WASHINGTON, United States: Donald Trump launched into another Twitter tirade against James Comey on Sunday, hours before the broadcast of an extended interview with the fired former FBI director about his interactions with the US president.

Excerpts of the interview with ABC News already have been aired, as have reviews of Comey’s new memoir "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership," which likens Trump to a dishonest, ego-driven mob boss who demanded a pledge of loyalty from his FBI chief.

The excerpts sparked another furious round of tweets by Trump, calling Comey a "slime ball" and saying he "stupidly" handled a probe into Trump’s 2016 election rival Hillary Clinton. "I never asked Comey for Personal Loyalty. I hardly even knew this guy. Just another of his many lies. His ‘memos’ are self serving and FAKE!" said one tweet.

In another, the president undertook a mini-review of Comey’s memoir: "The big questions in Comey’s badly reviewed book aren’t answered like, how come he gave up Classified Information (jail), why did he lie to Congress (jail), why did the DNC refuse to give Server to the FBI (why didn’t they take it), why the phony memos, McCabe’s $700,000 & more?"