Former FBI Director James Comey made headlines on Friday after he made a highly controversial social media post that appeared to call for President Donald Trump’s assassination.
Comey’s post was a photo of the phrase “86 47” arranged in seashells.
As the former FBI chief would know, “86” is often used as a codeword for murdering a person.
“47,” meanwhile, refers to the 47th president.
Following a backlash, Comey later deleted the post and disclaimed the notion that he intended to incite violence toward the commander in chief.
However, many are not buying Comey’s claims of ignorance.
White House senior director for counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka asserts that the former agency head “committed a crime” and should face appropriate consequences, as Breitbart reports.
As Fox News noted, the controversy began when Comey made the now-infamous post on Instagram that millions believe evinced his desire to see violence visited upon the current commander in chief.
Comey captioned the accompanying photo with the words, “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.”
Once a firestorm ensued over the implications of his post, Comey attempted to backtrack and explain, saying:
“I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach