US EditionComey Tracked by Secret Service After Post Critical of Trump
NORTH CAROLINA COAST THROUGH VIRGINIA TO WASHINGTON AREA, JUL 9 – Federal agents tracked James Comey and his wife after an Instagram post containing "86 47," which some interpreted as a threat against President Trump, officials said.
- Former FBI Director James Comey shared an Instagram picture featuring seashells positioned to display the numbers "86 47," which led federal officials to begin monitoring him the following day.
- The surveillance followed the Secret Service citing 'exigent' circumstances to justify tracking Comey and his wife from North Carolina to Virginia, amid claims the phrase called for violence against then-President Trump.
- Authorities followed Comey in unmarked vehicles, monitored his cellphone, and spoke with him by phone, during which Comey emphasized that he was not a danger and spoke out against violence.
- Comey said he was unaware of any violent meaning behind '86 47' and described the post as 'silly,' while Donald Trump Jr. publicly interpreted it as a call for harm to the president.
- The intense level of surveillance despite no imminent threat suggests heightened tensions between Comey and Trump’s administration following Comey's 2017 firing over the Russia investigation.
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FBI tracked ex-director James Comey after 'silly' social media post: report
Former FBI Director James Comey was given the Secret Service treatment usually reserved for "serious threats" after posting a seashell photo to Instagram with the numbers "86 47."The New York Times reported Wednesday that the post captioned, "Cool shell formation on my beach walk," led to federal law enforcement surreptitiously tailing his car while agents tracked his cellphone.Comey described the post as "silly" and said he was unaware of the m…
Secret Service Tailed James Comey in Unmarked Cars After Post On Trump: Report
The Secret Service ordered law enforcement officers to track former FBI Director James Comey on the day after he posted a photo of seashells arranged to spell out “86 47,” a new report states. According to The New York Times, authorities in unmarked cars and plain clothes tailed Comey and his wife from their vacation in North Carolina to their home in Virginia — where federal authorities were waiting to take him to Washington for an interview. T…
James Comey Tracked by Secret Service
“The Secret Service had the former FBI director, James Comey, followed by law enforcement authorities in unmarked cars and street clothes and tracked the location of his cellphone the day after he posted an image on social media in May that President Trump’s allies said amounted to a threat to assassinate the president,“ the New York Times reports.
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