Secret Service probing ex-FBI chief James Comey for allegedly threatening Trump in since-deleted '86 47' Instagram post | 15 May 2025 | The Secret Service is investigating former FBI Director James Comey after he was accused Thursday of calling for violence against President Trump in a since-deleted Instagram post. Comey, who was fired by Trump early in his first term, had posted an image of seashells arranged in the shape of the numerals "86 47." The number "86" is commonly used as slang to mean getting rid of something or ejecting someone... Trump is the 47th president of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem indicated that the Secret Service is now involved in the matter. "Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just called for the assassination of @POTUS Trump," Noem wrote on X. "DHS and Secret Service is investigating this threat and will respond appropriately." FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency is "in communication with the Secret Service and Director Curran," he wrote on X.