--- title: Colbert Riffs On Comey Comparing Trump to a Mafia Boss description: "It’s all explained in the new movie, Godfather Part 4: Oops! All Fredos,” Colbert said about Trump's similarity to a mafia boss canonical: https://time.com/5243011/stephen-colbert-james-comey-trump/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-17T14:32:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:52:13.759Z og:title: Colbert Riffs On Comey Comparing Trump to a Mafia Boss og:description: All will be explained in the new movie, ”Godfather Part 4: Oops! 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Stephen Colbert Took It From There. by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Apr 17, 2018 2:32 PM UTC  George Stephanopoulos sits down with former FBI director James Comey for an exclusive interview on ABC's "20/20" on April 15, 2018. George Stephanopoulos sits down with former FBI director James Comey for an exclusive interview on ABC's "20/20" on April 15, 2018.Ralph Alswang—ABC via Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Apr 17, 2018 2:32 PM UTC Former FBI Director [James Comey](http://time.com/5241044/james-comey-interview-abc/) is stopping by _The Late Show_ on Tuesday, April 17 to discuss his book, “A Higher Loyalty”, and Stephen Colbert is doing his due diligence to prepare. “Let me tell you how seriously I’m taking tomorrow night’s [interview](http://time.com/5241081/james-comey-abc-interview-transcript/) with James Comey,” Colbert said on Monday’s episode of _The Late Show_: “I read his book. Last night. I also hunkered down to watch his warmup interview with George Stephanopoulos.” Colbert was particularly struck by Comey’s descriptions of President Trump’s appearance. “For his next job, he should go from Justice Department to judge on _RuPaul’s Drag Race_,” suggested Colbert. While Colbert loved Comey’s color commentary, he wasn’t as sold on his description of Trump as [a mafia boss](http://time.com/5238726/james-comey-book-donald-trump-higher-loyalty/). Colbert just thinks that Trump “doesn’t seem tough enough to be a mob boss”. That said, Colbert couldn’t help but build on the idea. “Like la Cosa Nostra, Trump has appointed family members to key positions,” Colbert noted. “But unlike the mafia, none of his relatives are competent. It’s all explained in the new movie, _Godfather Part 4: Oops! 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