US EditionTrump: Comey post ‘meant assassination’
- James Comey, former FBI Director, posted a social media image on May 2025 showing shells spelling '86 47', interpreted as a call to violence against President Trump.
- The post sparked controversy leading Republican Representative Andy Ogles to request a joint federal investigation into potential violations of laws against threats to the president.
- Comey removed the post and stated he did not intend it as a call for violence, while his defenders emphasized this and denied violent intent.
- President Trump condemned Comey as a 'dirty cop' during a Fox News interview, saying 'a child knows what that meant' and that the post implied assassination threats.
- The Department of Homeland Security and Secret Service announced investigations into the post, and national figures like Tulsi Gabbard called for Comey's arrest, underscoring the serious response.
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