Federal officials said they were looking into a now-deleted social media post by Comey last week, where he posted a photo of seashells that spelled out “86 47″. Many MAGA loyalists and Trump himself accused Comey of calling for his assassination with that post.

The Secret Service is questioning former FBI Director James Comey for a social media post that several U.S. officials interpreted as violence against President Donald Trump. MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by former SDNY civil prosecutor Maya Wiley and Daniel Ziblatt,

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.”

The former FBI director revealed his initial thoughts on the "political" message in his first on-camera interview since the post.

James Comey, who was the director of the FBI under Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, is now giving his frank assessment of his former boss' second term — and insisting that he's not backing down despite facing a potential criminal prosecution.

Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo slammed former FBI director James Comey for going on MSNBC to “lie” that his controversial “86 47” social media post was “totally innocent.” The Instagram image posted on Thursday,

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino criticized former FBI Director James Comey for his controversial “8647” social media post and said the department is now inundated with copycats. The fallout from Comey’s Thursday social media post continued on Monday when Bongino released a not-so-veiled statement denouncing “self-serving individuals.