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The Secret Service is investigating former FBI director James Comey for making a threat against President Donald Trump, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has said. Trump’s longtime critic, Comey has denied that his now-deleted cryptic Instagram post was a call for an assassination.

On Thursday, Comey posted an image of seashells that formed the number “8647.” He captioned the image with “cool shell formation on my beach walk.”

Trump administration officials and Republican politicians quickly interpreted the image as a threat to the 47th president. Several media outlets cited the Merriam-Webster dictionary, which says that “86” has a slang meaning of “to throw out,” “to get rid of,” or “to kill.” According to Newsweek, “86” is a mafia term for taking someone “eight miles out of town” and putting them “six feet under.”

“Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just called for the assassination of Trump,” Noem wrote on X. She added that the Ddepartment of Homeland Security and Secret Service are “investigating this threat and will respond appropriately.” Fox News Digital cited a source in the Secret Service as saying they will send agents to investigate and interview the ex-FBI chief.

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