The Comey Rule
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The Comey Rule is a political drama miniseries that dramatizes former FBI Director James Comey’s interactions with Donald Trump and the events surrounding the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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| The Comey Rule canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Comey Rule Context triple: [Billy Ray, notableWork, The Comey Rule]
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Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the US Department of Justice Against His Critics
"Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the US Department of Justice Against His Critics" is a political memoir and exposé by Michael Cohen alleging that Donald Trump abused federal law enforcement to target his opponents.
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B.
The Nixon Defense
The Nixon Defense is a historical and legal analysis book by former White House Counsel John Dean that reconstructs Richard Nixon’s Watergate strategy using newly released tapes and documents.
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The FBI Story
The FBI Story is a 1959 crime drama film that chronicles the history and major cases of the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the career of one of its agents.
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D.
The Intercept
The Intercept is an online news publication known for its investigative journalism, focus on national security and civil liberties, and adversarial reporting on government and corporate power.
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E.
Watergate East
Watergate East is a prominent residential building within Washington, D.C.’s iconic Watergate complex, known for its distinctive modernist architecture and proximity to the site of the Watergate scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Comey Rule Target entity description: The Comey Rule is a political drama miniseries that dramatizes former FBI Director James Comey’s interactions with Donald Trump and the events surrounding the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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A.
Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the US Department of Justice Against His Critics
"Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the US Department of Justice Against His Critics" is a political memoir and exposé by Michael Cohen alleging that Donald Trump abused federal law enforcement to target his opponents.
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B.
The Nixon Defense
The Nixon Defense is a historical and legal analysis book by former White House Counsel John Dean that reconstructs Richard Nixon’s Watergate strategy using newly released tapes and documents.
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C.
The FBI Story
The FBI Story is a 1959 crime drama film that chronicles the history and major cases of the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the career of one of its agents.
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D.
The Intercept
The Intercept is an online news publication known for its investigative journalism, focus on national security and civil liberties, and adversarial reporting on government and corporate power.
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E.
Watergate East
Watergate East is a prominent residential building within Washington, D.C.’s iconic Watergate complex, known for its distinctive modernist architecture and proximity to the site of the Watergate scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television miniseries ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | James Comey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Oliver Bokelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Henry Jackman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Billy Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Billy Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Showtime Networks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor |
Lia Fakhouri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tara Timpone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Alex Kurtzman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Heather Kadin NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Lesslie NERFINISHED ⓘ Shane Salerno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Toronto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAirDate | 2020-09-27 ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
ⓘ
political drama ⓘ |
| lastAirDate | 2020-09-28 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Donald Trump
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Comey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyScheduledRelease | 2020-11 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Showtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
CBS Television Studios
NERFINISHED
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Home Run Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ Secret Hideout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescheduledEarlierTo | 2020-09 ⓘ |
| role |
Brendan Gleeson as Donald Trump
ⓘ
Holly Hunter as Sally Yates NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Daniels as James Comey ⓘ Jennifer Ehle as Patrice Comey ⓘ Kingsley Ben-Adir as Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Kelly as Andrew McCabe ⓘ Scoot McNairy as Rod Rosenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
2016 United States presidential election
ⓘ
early presidency of Donald Trump ⓘ |
| stars |
Brendan Gleeson
NERFINISHED
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Holly Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Ehle NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingsley Ben-Adir NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Scoot McNairy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
James Comey–Donald Trump relationship
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Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections ⓘ |
| writer | Billy Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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