Director of the FBI, James Comey, revealed he has both a Twitter and Instagram account for his family and friends during a dinner speech at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance. A journalist named Ashley Feinberg now believes she has found Comey's Twitter account.
Comey mentioned his personal Twitter account whilst telling an anecdote about his daughter during the week.
Fun fact: #FBI director James #Comey is on twitter & apparently on Instagram with nine followers. pic.twitter.com/lDIFirzVeh
— Kevin Rincon (@KevRincon) March 30, 2017
“One of my daughters shared with me a tweet … actually I’m on Twitter now, I have to be on Twitter,” he told the audience.
Gizmodo journalist Ashley Feinberg said it took just “four hours of sleuthing” to find two accounts she believes belong to the FBI's Director.
i found james comey’s twitter account https://t.co/II5nJh3BBo
— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) March 30, 2017
In her article, Feinberg detailed the process that led her to believe Comey's account is @projectexile7.
"After some trial and error, I found that his 22-year-old son, Brien Comey, seemed to have the largest online presence as a basketball star at Kenyon College. Go Lords."
The ProjectExile7 account follows 27 others. The majority of those followed by the account are news outlets, reports and official government accounts. President Donald Trump is also on the list.
Neither Comey nor the FBI has commented on Feinberg's findings.