{"id":2435296,"date":"2025-05-15T21:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T01:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-former-fbi-director-james-comey-is-calling-for-the-assassination-of-president-trump-as-dems-cheer-on\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T21:54:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T01:54:06","slug":"breaking-former-fbi-director-james-comey-is-calling-for-the-assassination-of-president-trump-as-dems-cheer-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-former-fbi-director-james-comey-is-calling-for-the-assassination-of-president-trump-as-dems-cheer-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: &#8216;Former FBI Director James Comey is Calling for the Assassination of President Trump&#8217; &#8211; As Dems Cheer On"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-former-fbi-director-james-comey-is-calling-for-the-assassination-of-president-trump-as-dems-cheer-on%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2435296&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former FBI Director James Comey faced notable backlash after posting a message interpreted as a threat against President Donald Trump.In a now-deleted Instagram post, Comey shared a picture of seashells and stones arranged to spell out the numbers &#8220;8647,&#8221; which some claim is a coded expression meaning to kill or execute. This interpretation was highlighted by conservative commentator Benny Johnson, who asserted that &#8220;86&#8221; is commonly used to imply eliminating someone. <\/p>\n<p>the post drew swift condemnation from Trump supporters, including Donald trump Jr., who expressed outrage over Comey&#8217;s message. Critics not only condemned the content but also derided Comey&#8217;s choice of communication style, likening it to juvenile or immature behavior. After removing the original post, Comey clarified that he intended no violent implications and opposed violence in any form.<\/p>\n<p>In response, liberal pundit Ed Krassenstein defended Comey, insisting that &#8220;8647&#8221; simply meant to remove Trump from office and that attributing violent connotations was misleading. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >episode sparked heated discussions<\/a> about the language used in political discourse and the responsibility of public figures in their communications.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former FBI Director James Comey has come under intense and immense scrutiny after he posted a message that many are interpreting as a threat on President Donald Trump&rsquo;s life.<\/p>\n<p>In a since-deleted Instagram post, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-begins-high-level-investigation-comeys-off-record-infiltration-trump-campaign-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comey<\/a> posted an image made up of seashells and stones (seemingly at a beach) that spelled out the numbers &ldquo;8647.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>You can see that image &mdash; saved by others on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kyle-rittenhouse-finally-released-on-2-million-cash-bond\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Kyle Rittenhouse FINALLY Released on  Million Cash Bond\">social media &#038;mdash<\/a>; below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former FBI Director James Comey is calling for the assassination of President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;86&rdquo; means &ldquo;to kill, to murder; to execute judicially.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7KZfioYHxa\">pic.twitter.com\/7KZfioYHxa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1923123793955786954?\">May 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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something off the menu, which appears to be what Comey and other supporting Democrats claim to have meant in sharing or supporting the post.)<\/p>\n<p>Comey&rsquo;s message was picked up by other Trump critics and Democrats, like liberal pundit Ed Krassenstein:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s time! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C8b54Tam74\">pic.twitter.com\/C8b54Tam74<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdKrassen\/status\/1923129202426974425?\">May 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Backlash to Comey&rsquo;s use of &ldquo;8647&rdquo; was swift.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just James Comey casually calling for my dad to be murdered,&rdquo; Donald Trump Jr. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1923118680658862260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X. &ldquo;This is who the Dem-Media worships. Demented!!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Others were less outraged at the purported message itself, and more at the juvenile nature of the message:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">James Comey held himself up as a bastion of fairness and moral rectitude. Now, he makes cringe posts like a childless 50-year-old liberal woman on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>The entire country should be grateful Trump put this weirdo out to pasture. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4CHnBlhtxU\">pic.twitter.com\/4CHnBlhtxU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1923137165115916446?\">May 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After removing his original post, Comey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJsN4GAPoxY\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> a follow-up message on Instagram, saying, &ldquo;I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps also feeling some of that heat, Krassenstein at least offered a tepid defense of this new, viral code for the left.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For the record, I am 100% against violence in any form. Stop creating bogus meanings to try and investigate your political opponents.<\/p>\n<p>8647 means &ldquo;remove Trump from office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If you are creating any other meaning you are the ones who are going to end up inciting the violence.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdKrassen\/status\/1923149573523931162?\">May 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Krassenstein wrote a post insisting that &ldquo;8647 means &lsquo;remove Trump from office&#8217;&rdquo;shortly after his original image. &ldquo;If you are creating any other meaning you are the ones who are going to end up inciting violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Krassenstein noted that he&rsquo;s &ldquo;100% against violence in any form.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In an Instagram post that has since been deleted, Comey displayed an image of seashells and stones arranged to form the numbers &#8220;8647.&#8221; This post was saved by others on social media. Conservative commentator Benny Johnson pointed out that &#8220;86&#8221; is often used as slang for killing someone. Following this, Comey&#8217;s message was amplified by other critics of Trump, including liberal pundit Ed Krassenstein, who also shared the image with a call to action. The reaction to Comey&#8217;s post was swift; Donald Trump Jr. criticized it on social media, while others mocked the childish nature of his message. After removing the original post, Comey clarified in a follow-up message that he did not intend for it to be associated with violence and opposes any form of violence. 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