James Comey masterfully trolls Trump with a beautiful sunrise photo

Nothing like talking smack with beautiful nature pics.
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Brian Koerber
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James Comey masterfully trolls Trump with a beautiful sunrise photo
Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the Russian intervention in the 2016 Presidential election. Credit: REX/Shutterstock

Former FBI Director-turned-professional troll James Comey has an Instagram, folks, and he's mostly using it to subtly talk smack to the Trump administration whilst sharing beautiful pics of this great Earth.

On Friday, Comey used his first post on Instagram to deliver a thoughtful quote on justice shortly after Donald Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia.

Comey 'grammed again on Saturday, this time sharing a pic of sunrise over the Long Island Sound. "To paraphrase the Buddha," he wrote, "Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun; the moon; and the truth. ‬"

The quote is likely in reference to this whole debacle with Flynn, Comey, Trump, and the FBI. Trump admitted on Saturday via Twitter that he knew Flynn lied to the FBI and Vice President Mike Pence on his contacts with Russia.

However, according to a memo written by Comey in May and his testimony in June, Trump pressured him to drop his investigation of Flynn when he was still head of the FBI. If Trump knew Flynn lied, and then asked the FBI to drop an investigation, it would seemingly qualify as obstruction of justice, an impeachable offense which could land Trump in a load of trouble. Comey, of course, was fired by Trump in May.

So, to recap, Comey is possibly saying that Trump is about to get caught up in all his lies very soon, since the truth always comes out.

Nothing like talking smack with beautiful nature pics.

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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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