Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey pointed fingers at President Donald Trump’s administration Monday for their so-called

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.

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 by Donald Trump among others that he was calling for the president’s assassination and to an interview with the Secret Service.

Several Trump allies accused the former FBI director of calling for the president's assassination in his '8647' post. Comey denied it was meant as a threat.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary traces “86” to “1930s soda-counter slang meaning that an item was sold out. There is varying anecdotal evidence about why the term eighty-six was used, but the most common theory is that it is rhyming slang for nix.”

A cryptic Instagram post by former FBI Director James Comey has triggered a political firestorm—and a federal investigation—after critics claimed it hinted at violence against former President Donald Trump.

James Comey’s controversial, now-deleted Instagram photo of seashells spelling out the numbers “86 47” only adds to a long list of social media posts from the former FBI director that have sparked a mix of both anger and — more often — a heavy dose of eye rolls.