US EditionJames Comey Under Federal Investigation Over Instagram Post Interpreted as Threat to Trump
- Former FBI Director James Comey made an Instagram post on May 16, 2025, featuring seashells arranged to appear like '86 47'.
- Republicans, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, interpreted the post as inciting harm toward President Donald Trump, leading to a federal investigation.
- The post sparked outrage among conservatives, with officials accusing Comey of advocating for Trump's assassination while Trump travels in the Middle East.
- Comey said he shared a beach photo he thought was a political message but did not realize the numbers could be linked to violence, adding, "I oppose violence of any kind."
- DHS and the Secret Service are currently investigating the post as a possible threat and will take appropriate action; the content was later removed by the poster.
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Following the publication of an alleged death threat against US President Trump by former FBI chief Comey, US security authorities have started the investigation. Comey himself rejects the allegations, Trump does not believe him.
Trump says former FBI director Comey’s message about him ‘meant assassination’
President Donald Trump criticized former FBI director James Comey for posting to social media a picture of shells in sand that read, “86 47.”“He knew exactly what that meant,” Trump told Fox News host Bret Baier, according to interview excerpts released Friday. “A child knows what that meant. If you’re the FBI director and you don’t know what that meant -- that meant assassination.”
Probe into ex-FBI director's Instagram post allegedly threatening Trump
The Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service have launched an investigation into a social media post by former FBI director James Comey. The probe comes after several government officials said they believed it called for the assassination of President Donald Trump. What did the post say? In the since-deleted Instagram post, Comey shared a picture of what he said was a “shell formation” on a beach that appeared to be the numbers “86…
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN Former FBI director James Comey deleted on Thursday an Instagram post of seashells spelling the numbers “86 47” after Republicans claimed it was a threat against U.S. President Donald Trump. Number 86 can often refer to getting rid of or throwing something away, while number 47 corresponds to Trump's current term as President number 47. “Simply James Comey casually asking my father to be killed. This is what the Democratic…
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