Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi issued a weak assertion on James Comey’s assassination menace in opposition to President Trump.
“We vigorously examine something that may be taken as a possible menace in opposition to 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 in opposition to 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 USA.
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 seaside 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 at the moment on a seaside stroll, which I assumed have been a political message. I didn’t understand some of us affiliate these numbers with violence. It by no means occurred to me however I oppose violence of any sort so I took the submit 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 seaside 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 submit.
“We’re conscious of the current social media submit 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 assist,” Kash Patel mentioned on Thursday night.
We’re conscious of the current social media submit 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 assist.
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) May 15, 2025
A former Secret Service Agent instructed RealClearPolitics reporter Susan Crabtree that Comey has possible already acquired 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 alternative. He’s gonna have to speak to them, as a result of these items about, nicely, I, you already know, I discovered this on the seaside. I didn’t know what it meant. None of that is smart.”
“These menace investigations are rapid,” he mentioned. “There’s no delay in a lot of these investigations, they’re going to see to talk to him as quickly as potential.”
.@Charles__Marino , a former Secret Service agent and nationwide safety knowledgeable, tells me James Comey is “gonna have a really, very, very lengthy evening.”
From his expertise within the USSS, Marino predicts the Washington discipline places of work for the USSS and the FBI have already been…
— Susan Crabtree (@susancrabtree) May 16, 2025
