US EditionComey calls Trump seashell photo backlash a ‘distraction’ after Secret Service scrutiny
- Former FBI director James Comey explained on Monday how a shell photo he posted last week led to Secret Service scrutiny in Washington.
- The photo, taken after a beach walk with his wife Patrice, showed shells arranged to resemble numbers including '86' and possibly '47', which sparked allegations.
- Trump and others interpreted the image as a call for the president's assassination, prompting the Secret Service to call and later interview Comey in person.
- Comey said, "It's been a bit of a distraction, honestly," and confirmed he removed the image to avoid any association with violence.
- The episode highlights ongoing tensions between Comey and the Trump administration and recalls Comey's 2017 firing amid a Russia investigation.
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James Comey is back in Trump’s crosshairs. This time, it’s different.
James Comey, the polarizing former FBI director, walked into a Barnes & Noble in New York City, sat down on a three-legged stool and began to extol the virtues of his new crime novel to the few dozen people who came to his book signing Monday night. Days earlier, he sparked a firestorm on the right — and a Secret Service investigation — when he posted a photo on Instagram that Donald Trump and senior administration officials insist was a call f…
ThePatriotLight - Comey Peddles Unbelievable Excuse For His '8647' Sea Shell Post...
ThePatriotLight - Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey is playing dumb and innocent after essentially calling for President Trump to be assassinated last week, claiming he had no idea his post would be so controversial.After Comey posted an image of shells on a beach he arranged to read ‘8647’, meaning get rid of Trump, The Secret Service questioned him, but then let him go without any charges.Now…
Former FBI Director Comey Calls Controversy Over ‘86 47’ Instagram Post a Distraction - The Thinking Conservative
James Comey refuted claims that he was calling for assassination of President Trump in a post that included seashells arranged to form the numbers “86 47.” The post Former FBI Director Comey Calls Controversy Over ‘86 47’ Instagram Post a Distraction appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
Former FBI Director Comey Calls Controversy Over ‘86 47’ Instagram Post a Distraction
Former FBI Director James Comey refuted claims that he was calling for the assassination of President Donald Trump in a now-viral social media post last week that included an image of seashells arranged to form the numbers “86 47.” Comey had posted the photo taken from the beach on his Instagram account. The number “86,” which originates from the restaurant business, generally means to eject someone or reject, discard, or cancel something or a p…
Comey says it’s ‘crazy to think’ controversial Trump post ‘was a threat’
Ex-FBI Director James Comey spoke out for the first time on television since being accused of leveling a threat against President Donald Trump through an Instagram post during the week of May 11. Comey shared a picture of seashells that appeared to display the numbers “8647.” Some within Trump’s inner-circle accused Comey of calling for the killing of the president by displaying the number “86,” which the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines as “t…
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