Former FBI Director James Comey attended a charity event at the New York Times’ Manhattan building Thursday with his wife.
Comey didn’t visit NYT newsroom. A person close to him said he and wife went to ceremony for CASA at Covington & Burling in NYT building.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 23, 2017
The Daily Mail originally reported that Comey had been spotted entering the New York Times office building but the Times’ White House correspondent, Maggie Haberman, clarified on Twitter that Comey was there for a charity event.
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— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 23, 2017
The event was for the National Court Appointed Special Advocate, which according to its website is an association made up of volunteers dedicated to child welfare.
Haberman also pointed out that Comey and his wife had previously been foster parents.
