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Comey 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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