WorthyNews:Feds Investigating Whether Comey Post Was Threat on Trump

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By Dan McCaleb and Brett Rowland | The Center Square

(Worthy News) – Federal authorities are investigating whether a message posted on social media by former FBI Director James Comey was meant to be a threat against President Donald Trump.

Comey, who was fired by Trump in his first term, posted an image on Instagram Thursday of seashells in the sand spelling the numbers “8647.”

The number “86” often is used to refer to getting rid of something, including an individual. Trump is the 47th (and 45th) U.S. president.

Accompanying the “8647” image was a message Comey captioned the post with: “Cool shell formation on my beach walk…” he wrote.

Current FBI Director Kash Patel responded late Thursday on X.

“We are aware of the recent social media post by former FBI Director James Comey, directed at President Trump,” Patel posted. “We are in communication with the Secret Service and [Secret Service] Director [Sean] Curran. Primary jurisdiction is with SS on these matters and we, the FBI, will provide all necessary support.”

Comey later took the image down and posted a message on Instagram: “I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message. I didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.”

Trump faced two assassination attempts last year during the runup to the November presidential election. At a campaign rally in July in Butler, Pennsylvania, a sniper fired on Trump from a nearby roof, grazing his ear and killing a spectator.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that the Secret Service and DHS were investigating.

Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the Secret Service, confirmed the agency was aware of Comey’s posts.

“The Secret Service vigorously investigates anything that can be taken as a potential threat against our protectees,” he said in a statement. “We are aware of the social media posts by the former FBI director and we take rhetoric like this very seriously.”

Guglielmi said the Secret Services does not comment on protective intelligence matters.

Comey oversaw the investigation of the now debunked claims that Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 presidential campaign.

Reprinted with permission from The Center Square.

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[The_Patriot21]

Never occurred to him? How does someone get to the head of the FBI and not know something that's common knowledge?

[Alive]

28 minutes ago, The_Patriot21 said:

Never occurred to him? How does someone get to the head of the FBI and not know something that's common knowledge?

Ya…I don’t believe it for a minute. He should be tried for treason.

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5 hours ago, Alive said:

Ya…I don’t believe it for a minute. He should be tried for treason.

There's really only two options, one he's lying through his teeth to save face, which is really bad, or two, he really is ignorant of it, which is just as bad because it speaks of a whole new level of incompetence, the very incompetence that trump spoke of.

I'm honestly not sure which option is worse.

[Alive]

33 minutes ago, The_Patriot21 said:

There's really only two options, one he's lying through his teeth to save face, which is really bad, or two, he really is ignorant of it, which is just as bad because it speaks of a whole new level of incompetence, the very incompetence that trump spoke of.

I'm honestly not sure which option is worse.

Based on history, I suspect both.