Former FBI Director James Comey is on Twitter, under his real name this time, and for some reason thought it was a good idea to allow anyone to send him a direct message. Direct message is Twitter's private messaging tool.
James Comey going bold with the open dms pic.twitter.com/eJQrkFNZXY
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) November 7, 2017
Naturally, Twitter users responded to this with a matured, measured response and respected his privacy--just kidding, they blew up his phone asking every question you can imagine.
don't ever doubt my commitment to journalism pic.twitter.com/ZFnN10YrGh
— rae paoletta (@PAYOLETTER) November 6, 2017
Gotta make sure @Comey is ready for Taylor Swift's new album #DMComey pic.twitter.com/wRbHghZs66
— Hallie (@halliekurr) November 8, 2017
Important. #DMComey pic.twitter.com/i1C7zNnuDq
— MZ® ???? (@mZee72) November 8, 2017
#DMComey Could I actually get in trouble for this? pic.twitter.com/uQkisOeTOg
— Carson Clement (@cawten) November 8, 2017
I’m asking the real questions @PardonMyTake #DMComey pic.twitter.com/ilKUXgf2X6
— Patrick Hauf (@PatrickHauf) November 8, 2017
Asking the important questions #DMComey pic.twitter.com/kDdJGjW2oM
— Makenzie Means (@makenzie_means) November 8, 2017
#DMcomey pic.twitter.com/QR2mA0izwa
— Shoshana Weissmann (@senatorshoshana) November 8, 2017
#DMComey @benshapiro pic.twitter.com/vaF7Xb20FX
— Cameron Wallace (@cam_wallaceee) November 8, 2017
#DMComey pic.twitter.com/2LCTCtpcGj
— Matt’s Idea Shop (@MattsIdeaShop) November 8, 2017
Perhaps unsurprisingly, his DMs are now closed.