James Comey outs himself on Twitter, announces new handle

Published November 6, 2017 3:46pm ET



Former FBI Director James Comey announced his new official Twitter name “Comey” to his 201,000 followers Monday after hiding behind the name of an American theologian for seven months.

“Here’s my new handle. Glad to be part of the Twitterverse. Grateful to Reinhold for the cover these last few years,” Comey tweeted from the updated page Monday morning. The page has been verified by Twitter.

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