The director of US intelligence voiced concern for President Donald Trump’s life after former FBI Director James Comey posted a picture of seashells writing out four numbers. The Secret Service is investigating.

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

The former FBI director later took down the Instagram post, saying he was unaware that the message could have been associated with violence.

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.

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.”

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Cable news chimed in with segments damning Comey to Hell and/or prison (Fox News) or mocking the idea that this constituted a criminal threat, complete with legal analysis (CNN), and pearl ...

Secret Service agents reportedly escorted former FBI Director James Comey to their Washington, D.C., field office on Friday for an interview, after Donald Trump accused the ex-official of making an assassination threat against him in a social media post from the previous day.

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.

he knew exactly what he was doing and must be held accountable under the full force of the law.” James Comey just issued a call to action to murder the President of the United States.