Yeah, that secret Twitter account actually does belong to James Comey
Twitter's about to get even more interesting for Donald Trump.
After a Gizmodo article published in March prompted months of speculation as to whether or not former FBI Director James Comey has a secret Twitter account, the rumors have finally been put to rest.
Yes everyone, today it was revealed that Twitter user Reinhold Niebuhr is in fact Comey himself.
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Gizmodo elicited the theory about Comey's account after writer Ashley Feinberg searched the social presence of the former FBI director's family members back in the spring. In her search, Feinberg followed an elaborate Instagram trail that led to a Twitter account for someone named "Reinhold Niebuhr."
Since the super sleuthing took place, the account's original handle, @projectexile7, was changed to @FormerBu and has been sporadically posting boring/soothing nature images of the Hudson River, historical landmarks in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and fields and migrating white pelicans in Iowa.
However, on Monday, Niebuhr tweeted a picture of Comey wearing running shoes, standing in the middle of an Iowa road, captioned, "Goodbye Iowa. On the road home. Gotta get back to writing. Will try to tweet in useful ways."
Goodbye Iowa. On the road home. Gotta get back to writing. Will try to tweet in useful ways. pic.twitter.com/DCbu3Yvqt3
— Reinhold Niebuhr (@FormerBu) October 23, 2017
A few minutes after the photo was shared Lawfare editor Benjamin Wittes, a friend of Comey's who's publicly spoken about him in the past and was mentioned in the Gizmodo article, confirmed the account belongs to Comey. And Twitter went wild with analysis.
Ok, in light of this latest tweet, I will confirm that @FormerBu is, in fact, James Comey himself. https://t.co/6QbhOG7Qzp
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) October 23, 2017
Comey's really been going through some stuff, huh pic.twitter.com/IuPdT4z0FU
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) October 23, 2017
James Comey
1. is tweeting regularly (and not hiding it's his account) now
2. just visited Iowa
he's running https://t.co/7Ss0c37W0m— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) October 23, 2017
Confirmed: this is James Comey's account, and this is where he gets his 'news' pic.twitter.com/QHrblragP6
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) October 23, 2017
It seems Jim Comey was in Iowa shooting photos for the album of Uncle Tupelo covers he's about to drop. https://t.co/CyOzXofoN5
— Stephen Losey (@StephenLosey) October 23, 2017
james comey about to drop the hottest alt-folk cover album of 2017 https://t.co/9b9IwLLOOG
— Trevor J. Mitchell (@TJM613) October 23, 2017
Is it me or is the former FBI director starring in the remake of "Dude Where's My Car?"https://t.co/r9JlHCNpNC
— Colin Daileda (@ColinDaileda) October 23, 2017
it took comey six tweets to become that annoying person u follow who just posts pics of themselves with #inspo quotes https://t.co/221ItlkLpP
— David Mack (@davidmackau) October 23, 2017
So Comey, are you trying to send us a message with those hot New Balance kicks? Are you RUNNING for office in the future? Twitter seems to think so.
James Comey is...running? Literally? https://t.co/bT417wk9pK
— Jack Jenkins (@jackmjenkins) October 23, 2017
Former FBI director Jim Comey tweets this pensive photo from Iowa, wearing running shoes in the home of the caucuses. https://t.co/zAXvv3vx76
— Robert Costa (@costareports) October 23, 2017
Guys … pic.twitter.com/PCTbhLMZzH
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) October 23, 2017
People are reading into the fact that Comey's wearing running shoes. But consider this, he's a 56 year old career fed. That's what they wear https://t.co/VZZC25AoZM
— Michael Stahlke (@MichaelStahlke) October 23, 2017
Welp, now that we know for sure this is Comey we can all go back and give his first tweet (a freaking Anchorman meme) the proper praise it deserves.
https://t.co/L5ehuMFGat pic.twitter.com/x53gCG7Nvc
— Reinhold Niebuhr (@FormerBu) March 30, 2017
And as for Trump? Looks like your Twitter competition just got even more intense.
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