Former FBI director James Comey says claim that his ‘8647’ Instagram post was threatening is ‘crazy’ - ‘It’s not my first rodeo’ with Trump, Comey tells Nicolle Wallace

Former FBI Director James Comey was interviewed by the Secret Service Friday evening after President Trump accused him of calling for the commander in chief’s assassination by posting a photo with the coded message “8647” to his Instagram account.

Former FBI director James Comey says that he’s still a bit bewildered over how a seemingly innocent Instagram shot of shells arranged in the sand led to allegations from Donald Trump among others that he was calling for the president’s assassination and to an interview with the Secret Service.

Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, swiftly claimed Comey was calling for Trump’s assassination and announced the Department of Homeland Security and the US Secret Service were investigating. Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said the agency is “aware” of Comey’s post and that “we take rhetoric like this very seriously.”

President Trump’s allies are targeting former FBI Director James Comey over his “8647″ social media message, which they claim was a call for the president’s assassination. But making

Editors' Blog / Analysis & Opinion News Live Blog Morning ... and investigate former FBI Director James Comey, whose firing by President Trump in his first term triggered the appointment of ...

Senior administration officials have said the post amounted to an assassination threat by the former F.B.I. director.

As an attorney and former top law enforcement official in the nation, Comey is well aware that he can decline an interview without having an attorney present, so he may refuse to cooperate with ...

The Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting Donald Trump, said it was aware of James Comey's post but did not provide an assessment to its meaning

And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls ... formation on my beach walk,” Comey captioned the post, which ...