Showtime's 'The Comey Rule' trailer's dramatic take on Trump raises one question: Why?

Was anyone really asking for this?
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Adam Rosenberg
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Showtime's 'The Comey Rule' trailer's dramatic take on Trump raises one question: Why?
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Did we really need this? Showtime seems to think so.

The first trailer for The Comey Rule makes its pitch. This is a dramatized account of the 2016 election's final days and the decisions made by former FBI director James Comey that first enabled and then threatened Donald Trump's presidency. It stars Jeff Daniels as Comey and Brendan Gleeson as Trump.

Can you think of a more unnecessary story to dramatize in 2020 than this take on Trump's ascent? Especially one that, as this trailer suggests, turns a man who is by all public accounts an incompetent buffoon into a menacing presence?

That's gonna be a pass from me. If you really want to relive the hellish end of 2016, but with a side of manufactured tension, The Comey Rule premieres Sept. 27 on Showtime.

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.


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