Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi issued a weak assertion on James Comey’s assassination menace towards President Trump.
“We vigorously examine something that may be taken as a possible menace towards our protectees. We’re conscious of the social media posts by the previous FBI Director & we take rhetoric like this very critically. Past that, we don’t touch upon protecting intelligence issues,” Secret Service spox Anthony Guglielmi mentioned on X.
We vigorously examine something that may be taken as a possible menace towards our protectees. We’re conscious of the social media posts by the previous FBI Director & we take rhetoric like this very critically. Past that, we don’t touch upon protecting intelligence issues. pic.twitter.com/uhYSB7GYvt
— Anthony Guglielmi (@SecretSvcSpox) May 16, 2025
Protectees? James Comey – THE FORMER FBI DIRECTOR – threatened the sitting President of the US.
James Comey created a media firestorm after he posted a cryptic message to his Instagram account on Thursday spelled out in seashells: “86 47”
“Cool shell formation on my seashore stroll,” Comey mentioned in his caption.
James Comey deleted the assassination menace and up to date with an apparent lie.
“I posted earlier an image of some shells I noticed in the present day on a seashore stroll, which I assumed had been a political message. I didn’t notice some people affiliate these numbers with violence. It by no means occurred to me however I oppose violence of any form so I took the publish down,” Comey mentioned on Instagram.
Comey implied he didn’t assemble the shell formation. He’s claiming that he simply occurred to stumble throughout the assassination message whereas he was on his seashore stroll.
ODNI Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday night called for former FBI Director James Comey to be put behind bars.
The FBI and DHS are investigating Comey over his social media publish.
“We’re conscious of the current social media publish by former FBI Director James Comey, directed at President Trump. We’re in communication with the Secret Service and Director Curran. Major jurisdiction is with SS on these issues and we, the FBI, will present all vital help,” Kash Patel mentioned on Thursday night.
We’re conscious of the current social media publish by former FBI Director James Comey, directed at President Trump. We’re in communication with the Secret Service and Director Curran. Major jurisdiction is with SS on these issues and we, the FBI, will present all vital help.
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) May 15, 2025
A former Secret Service Agent instructed RealClearPolitics reporter Susan Crabtree that Comey has doubtless already obtained a go to from Secret Service.
The agent mentioned: “Look, right here’s the deal, they’re sending brokers out, and so they’re gonna speak to him, and he’s not gonna have a selection. He’s gonna have to speak to them, as a result of these items about, properly, I, you recognize, I discovered this on the seashore. I didn’t know what it meant. None of that is smart.”
“These menace investigations are fast,” he mentioned. “There’s no delay in a lot of these investigations, they’ll see to talk to him as quickly as doable.”
.@Charles__Marino , a former Secret Service agent and nationwide safety skilled, tells me James Comey is “gonna have a really, very, very lengthy night time.”
From his expertise within the USSS, Marino predicts the Washington subject workplaces for the USSS and the FBI have already been…
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) May 16, 2025
