A close confidant and longtime friend of James Comey confirmed the account’s true identity on twitter, saying “Ok, in light of this latest tweet, I will confirm that @FormerBu is, in fact, James Comey himself.”
Former FBI Director James Comey made national headlines last summer when he decided to not indict doomed Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton over her mishandling of classified information; infamously re-opening the case just weeks before the November election.
Clinton cites the public announcement as a key factor in her stunning defeat to then-Candidate Donald Trump last fall, accusing the FBI director of “shivving” her just days before voters went to the polls.