{"id":2435581,"date":"2025-05-16T12:26:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-secret-service-agent-issues-warning-about-the-agency-after-comeys-obvious-threat-to-the-presidents-life\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T12:28:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:28:30","slug":"former-secret-service-agent-issues-warning-about-the-agency-after-comeys-obvious-threat-to-the-presidents-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-secret-service-agent-issues-warning-about-the-agency-after-comeys-obvious-threat-to-the-presidents-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Secret Service Agent Issues Warning About the Agency After Comey&#8217;s &#8216;Obvious Threat to the President&#8217;s Life&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fformer-secret-service-agent-issues-warning-about-the-agency-after-comeys-obvious-threat-to-the-presidents-life%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=2435581&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 Secret Service agent Richard Staropoli called for the dismissal of senior leadership within the FBI and Secret Service during an appearance on &#8220;The Ingraham Angle.&#8221; This follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >controversial social media post<\/a> by former FBI Director James Comey, where he shared an image featuring the numbers &#8220;86 47,&#8221; interpreted by many as a threat against President Donald Trump. Comey later deleted the post, stating he was unaware that the numbers were associated with violence. Staropoli emphasized the need to remove current leadership to restore integrity to these agencies, arguing that dedicated personnel exist at lower levels who could step into leadership positions.FBI director Kash Patel confirmed the agency&#8217;s awareness of the post, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stated that the incident is being investigated. The Secret Service reaffirmed its commitment to investigating potential threats against its protectees.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Former Secret Service agent Richard Staropoli appeared on &ldquo;The Ingraham Angle&rdquo; on Thursday and called for the FBI and Secret Service to fire senior leadership after former FBI Director James Comey posted the numbers &ldquo;86 47&rdquo; on social media, with many calling the post a threat to President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Comey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dni-gabbard-put-comey-behind-bars-public-call-assassinate-president-united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sparked outrage<\/a> Thursday after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-congressman-calling-arrest-james-comey-jaw-dropping-attack-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posting<\/a> a now-deleted Instagram photo of shells on a beach depicting &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-secret-service-moving-comey-shocking-call-attack-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">86 47<\/a>.&rdquo; Fox&rsquo;s Laura Ingraham asked Staropoli about his &ldquo;message&rdquo; to both departments.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I got to go back to what you said, though, that the FBI and the Secret Service still is filled with a lot of rot, because the goal of this administration is to clear out the rot. They want to clear out the rot,&rdquo; Ingraham said. &ldquo;They want to make it more efficient, make things more seamless and transparent, where possible, for the American public. I know they have dedicated people who want to do this. So your message to them tonight, after this obvious threat against the president&rsquo;s life?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yeah, the obvious threat to the president&rsquo;s life. They&rsquo;ve got to get rid of the senior leadership and management at the FBI and the Secret Service. I don&rsquo;t care if they fire them all and they threaten to sue. You know what? That&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;ve got the Department of Justice, and we&rsquo;ve got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pam-bondi-reportedly-shifting-doj-funds-leftists-will-hate-headed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pam Bondi<\/a>,&rdquo; Staropoli said. &ldquo;Let her and her people handle that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In Comey&rsquo;s original post, the former FBI director said he found the &ldquo;cool shell formation&rdquo; on his beach walk Thursday. Hours later, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/johnrich\/status\/1923160010143535292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comey took to Instagram<\/a> again, saying he took the photo down because he &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence of any kind.&rdquo;<\/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\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rumble\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v6r8y9d\/?pub=4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Staropoli urged the FBI and Secret Service to comb through their senior leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But you&rsquo;ve got to get these people out of here. There are plenty of people at the lower levels at both of those agencies that are dedicated, that are capable and that will do the job, put them in those leadership positions. This has got to stop, and it won&rsquo;t if those people are allowed to stay there,&rdquo; Staropoli said,&rdquo; Staropoli said.<\/p>\n<p>Ingraham asked Staropoli if he believes there won&rsquo;t be &ldquo;fruition in any meaningful way&rdquo; of an investigation into Comey&rsquo;s social media post due to the &ldquo;current makeup.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I doubt it will. Who are they going to send out there to do this investigation? And what investigation are they going to do? When I was at the Secret Service, if you were a construction worker and you were overheard saying something about the president, regardless of who it was, at least two agents were going to pay you a visit and put a report together,&rdquo; Staropoli said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s see what this is all about. Let&rsquo;s see what happens now. This was clearly &mdash; this guy needs to be interviewed,&rdquo; Staropoli added. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s see if they&rsquo;re going to release that to the public. Depending on who they send out, that&rsquo;ll tell me how serious they are.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Following Comey&rsquo;s shell picture, FBI Director Kash Patel <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FBIDirectorKash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took to X<\/a> saying the department is aware of the post &ldquo;directed at&rdquo; Trump, adding that the FBI is in communication with the Secret Service and will &ldquo;provide all necessary support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sec_Noem\/status\/1923141313005785365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Thursday that the DHS and Secret Service are investigating the &ldquo;threat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Secret Service staff also commented.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We vigorously investigate anything that can be taken as a potential threat against our protectees. We are aware of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald ...\">social media posts<\/a> by the former FBI Director &amp; we take rhetoric like this very seriously. Beyond that, we do not comment on protective intelligence matters,&rdquo; Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecretSvcSpox\/status\/1923175809189056526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-weighs-in-on-deadly-subway-clash-after-desantis-calls-marine-a-good-samaritan\/\" title=\"... 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Comey faced backlash after sharing a now-deleted Instagram photo of shells on a beach that included those numbers. Ingraham questioned Staropoli about his message to the agencies, emphasizing the need for reform and efficiency within them. Staropoli insisted that senior management must be removed, stating there are capable individuals at lower levels who could take over leadership roles. He expressed skepticism about any meaningful investigation into Comey&#8217;s post due to the current agency structure, recalling how serious threats were previously handled during his time at the Secret Service. Following Comey&#8217;s post, FBI Director Kash Patel acknowledged awareness of it and stated that they are in contact with the Secret Service for necessary support. The Department of Homeland Security is also investigating this potential threat, with officials from the Secret Service affirming their commitment to addressing any perceived threats against their protectees seriously<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2435582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SS-Agent-on-Comey.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[23264,50611,35367,34163],"class_list":["post-2435581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-comey","tag-national-security-2","tag-presidential-protection","tag-secret-service"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SS-Agent-on-Comey.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435581"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435586,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435581\/revisions\/2435586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}