Shortly after the new boss started, he insisted that his employee come to a private dinner. At that dinner, the boss pressed the employee with uncomfortable questions; questions that continued even after he was asked to stop. The boss made it clear that he wanted a personal relationship. When the employee shied away from making that commitment, the boss pressed harder. The whole thing was so unsettling, that when the dinner was over the employee went home and made notes about what had happened. The employee also sought out a friend and talked over the discomfort of the situation. Even afterwards, the boss pressed for a commitment the employee didn’t want to give. The employee was increasingly uncomfortable about being alone with the boss, and had to get more open in rejecting the boss’ aggression.
If that scenario could describe any number of male bosses taking advantage of a position of power to pressure a female employee—it also appears to be the nature of the relationship between Donald Trump and former FBI director James Comey. Comey’s friend, Lawfare blog editor Benjamin Wittes, says that Comey tried to make it clear that he needed distance from the White House, but Trump wouldn’t leave him alone.
Mr. Wittes said Mr. Comey told him that despite Mr. Trump’s attempts to build a personal relationship, he did not want to be friendly with the president and thought any conversation with him or personal contact was inappropriate.
The account underlines that Trump only knows how to relate to people in one way—overwhelming and inappropriate. Trump’s interaction with Comey is filled with instances, large and small, in which ‘the new boss’ casually mistreated him employee in a way far too many people would recognize.
“Comey said that as he was walking across the room he was determined that there wasn’t going to be a hug,” Mr. Wittes said. “It was bad enough there was going to be a handshake. And Comey has long arms so Comey said he pre-emptively reached out for a handshake and grabbed the president’s hand. But Trump pulled him into an embrace and Comey didn’t reciprocate. If you look at the video, it’s one person shaking hands and another hugging.”
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