Why would a former FBI director do this? he had to know the meaning

[putnam6]

Why would a former FBI director do this? He had to know the meaning, any halfway plugged in rent a cop would too. 


https://www.newsweek.com/james-comey-del...ne-2073031

 
In a new post on Instagram, Comey said he saw the shells and "assumed" they were "a political message. I didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence."
Comey added that, "It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down."
 
Former FBI Director James Comey apparently posted a photo of shells on a beach that were aligned to read "8647" and has since sparked backlash online by those saying it is a "threat" aimed at President Donald Trump.
Newsweek reached out to Comey via his book website and the Secret Service by email on Thursday.
Why It MattersComey was appointed by former President Barack Obama, and during Trump's first term led the reopened investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of her personal email.
Trump later fired Comey—a move that triggered pushback—for his handling of the investigation. Comey has since been a noted critic of Trump, especially during the president's legal battles involving his handling of classified documents.
What To KnowIn a since-deleted post on an Instagram account using Comey's name, the former FBI director said, "Cool shell formation on my beach walk." The account has over 130,000 followers.
The post sparked immediate criticism from conservatives. It is immediately unknown to Newsweek at the time of publication if Comey's account was hacked or tampered with in any way.
Donald Trump Jr. reacted on X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday: "Just James Comey causally [sic] calling for my dad to be murdered. This is who the Dem-Media worships. Demented!!!!"
Meghan McCain, daughter of late Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona, posted on X, saying, "Don't know how this can be interpreted as any other way but a threat against President Trump

Referenced here in anti-Trump rallies having violent messages

https://nypost.com/2025/04/08/opinion/de...-violence/

 
In New York, a man dressed up as Luigi of “Super Mario Bros.” to honor Luigi Mangione, the alleged murderer of health care executive Brian Thompson. He carried a sign calling for Trump to be “deposed” — that is, violently overthrown.
In Holland, Mich., Redmond, Ore., and elsewhere, grinning marchers wore shirts and carried placards emblazoned with the number “8647,” pairing the old slang term for murder with a 47 for Trump.

 
One 8647 protester stood right alongside Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison in Minneapolis.
“Hands off or heads off,” read the message on a life-size guillotine paraded about in Denver.
Protesters vandalized ICE and DHS vehicles in Washington, DC, defacing several and puncturing their tires — after weeks of viral videos of people keying, graffitiing or burning Teslas permeated social media.
It’s not just property, either: Over the weekend, a man was arrested in Portland after he used a laser to attempt to blind a Tesla employee.
 

[RazorV66]

He would do it because he is a clownish, butt hurt anti-Trumper.

I saw in another article that the Secret Service is investigating this threat from Comey*.


 * Corrected name -- Art. 4 T&C Violation --

[IdeomotorPrisoner]

It doesn't mean kill though. It could be Comey being vengefully preoccupied at the beach, but it's not any worse than "Dump Trump" or "Fire Trump". 

When you 86 someone from a bar, you don't kill them, even if you really really want to.  You remove them.

it's not like it was "18747" which has a direct relation to murder.  I remember a Green Day song about 86. Not about killing anyone. You need to put an implied inflection to make it a threat, and not a polical  statement of just removing him.. by impeachment... again.

[RazorV66]

by impeachment... again.

What are the grounds for impeachment this time?

Hurt feelz isn't a legal reason.

[putnam6]

It doesn't mean kill though. It could be Comey being vengefully preoccupied at the beach, but it's not any worse than "Dump Trump" or "Fire Trump". 

When you 86 someone from a bar, you don't kill them, even if you really really want to.  You remove them.

it's not like it was "18747" which has a direct relation to murder.  I remember a Green Day song about 86. Not about killing anyone. You need to put an implied inflection to make it a threat, and not a polical  statement of just removing him.. by impeachment... again.

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Depends on who you talk to; it seems to be disputed, but I have to ask what it was then? his PIN., and why delete if its harmless?

I've seen others suggest it was to put the kibosh on. Some say bartender parlance for out of

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=86%27d

[IdeomotorPrisoner]

What are the grounds for impeachment this time?

Hurt feelz isn't a legal reason.

Who the hell knows? Anything that can play? 
Would they ever get the super majority? 

But it is not like it's illegal to say or post "8647", any more than it is to ironically describe what constitutes a legitimate threat towards the president.  

He should freaking know better, though. If an AZ GOP rival of Gabby Giffords can get called out for putting democrats in crosshairs on campaign posters after the schizo puppet kid shot her and killed 7 others, then Comey can take crap over his assumed context.

As Obama said in the aftermath of that, "It's all vitriol" 

By leaving it cryptic he invites everyone's assumption on his context.  Another fruit cake could think it's a message like Laughner did and go a shootin'

[putnam6]

Who the hell knows? Anything that can play? 
Would they ever get the super majority? 

But it is not like it's illegal to say or post "8647", any more than it is to ironically describe what constitutes a legitimate threat towards the president.  

He should freaking know better, though. If an AZ GOP rival of Gabby Giffords can get called out for putting democrats in crosshairs on campaign posters after the schizo puppet kid shot her and killed 7 others, then Comey can take crap over his assumed context.

As Obama said in the aftermath of that, "It's all vitriol" 

By leaving it cryptic he invites everyone's assumption on his context.  Another fruit cake could think it's a message like Laughner did and go a shootin'

So he is pretending he stumbled across it while walking on the beach, and took a picture....awww

That sound less plausible than dicking around with the shells on his own

[RazorV66]

Depends on who you talk to; it seems to be disputed, but I have to ask what it was then? his PIN., and why delete if its harmless?

I've seen others suggest it was to put the kibosh on. Some say bartender parlance for out of

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=86%27d

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Comey knows what it meant.....it was a direct threat to Trump. 

What kind of a shitcan loser does the former director of the FBI have to be to stumble around a beach collecting rocks and shells to spell that out and take a picture of it?

DNI Tulsi Gabbard was on Fox News saying Comey needs to go to jail.

[putnam6]

Here, it's referenced in the New York Post article earlier this year, 4/8/25, during a mass Trump Neurosis episode. It's associated with violent rhetoric. 

https://nypost.com/2025/04/08/opinion/de...-violence/
 

During his first term, the pink-hat protesters hit the streets days after his inauguration. That this administration made it to April without them was something of a miracle.
But Saturday’s demonstrations featured an undercurrent of violent rhetoric.
 
In New York, a man dressed up as Luigi of “Super Mario Bros.” to honor Luigi Mangione, the alleged murderer of health care executive Brian Thompson. He carried a sign calling for Trump to be “deposed” — that is, violently overthrown.
In Holland, Mich., Redmond, Ore., and elsewhere, grinning marchers wore shirts and carried placards emblazoned with the number “8647,” pairing the old slang term for murder with a 47 for Trump.
 
One 8647 protester stood right alongside Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison in Minneapolis.
“Hands off or heads off,” read the message on a life-size guillotine paraded about in Denver.
 
Protesters vandalized ICE and DHS vehicles in Washington, DC, defacing several and puncturing their tires — after weeks of viral videos of people keying, graffitiing or burning Teslas permeated social media.
It’s not just property, either: Over the weekend, a man was arrested in Portland after he used a laser to attempt to blind a Tesla employee.
A leftist protester who blocked traffic at a “Hands Off” rally in Lafayette, Ind., head-butted a driver who confronted him, bloodying the driver’s nose, local police said.
On Thursday, conservative students hosting a speaker at the University of California-Davis were targeted by masked assailants who tore up literature and wrecked tents and tables.
 

[putnam6]

Comey knows what it meant.....it was a direct threat to Trump. 

What kind of a shitcan loser does the former director of the FBI have to be to stumble around a beach collecting rocks and shells to spell that out and take a picture of it?

DNI Tulsi Gabbard was on Fox News saying Comey needs to go to jail.

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I know he did hell, I knew what it meant. Ive read enough MOB books. 

The exact term has been seen at Trump Neurosis rallies across the country...
 

https://nypost.com/2025/04/08/opinion/de...-violence/

In New York, a man dressed up as Luigi of “Super Mario Bros.” to honor Luigi Mangione, the alleged murderer of health care executive Brian Thompson. He carried a sign calling for Trump to be “deposed” — that is, violently overthrown.
In Holland, Mich., Redmond, Ore., and elsewhere, grinning marchers wore shirts and carried placards emblazoned with the number “8647,” pairing the old slang term for murder with a 47 for Trump.
 
One 8647 protester stood right alongside Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison in Minneapolis.
“Hands off or heads off,” read the message on a life-size guillotine paraded about in Denver.