On the one hand, Comey clearly knew what he was doing when he posted the “8647” picture. He has hated Trump for years and apparently has the maturity of your average internet troll. On the other hand, while Comey is feeding into the pervasive violent rhetoric of the Left, I think the notion that his action constitutes a credible threat against the POTUS is overstated. All things considered, I’m glad that he was inconvenienced today, because I have absolutely no doubt that he did worse to conservatives as head of the FBI.
Former FBI director James Comey has been interviewed by the US Secret Service after he shared then deleted a social media post that Republicans alleged was an incitement to violence against US President Donald Trump.
Comey voluntarily participated in the questioning at the law enforcement agency’s Washington DC headquarters and was not being held in custody, sources told US media.
It comes a day after he posted on Instagram a photo of seashells that spelled the numbers “8647”.
The number 86 is a slang term whose definitions include “to reject” or “to get rid of”, however, it has more recently been used as a term to mean “kill”. Trump is the 47th US president
Comey, whom Trump fired as FBI director in 2017, was interviewed on Friday afternoon about what he meant by the post, and whether he intended it as a threat to Trump or an attempt to inspire others to commit violence, according to CNN.
I had never heard that “86” meant to kill anyone. Just get rid of. And I doubt Comey did either.
Comey hates Trump. But I think it is a stretch to think he would advocate killing him. This is a waste of resources for clicks and eyeballs.
If this were some random person it would not be a threat but Comey was the former FBI director. He knows what 86 means.
The Biden admin used “guidance” and “Dear colleague” letters that were mocked as similar to the mafia saying nice business, be a shame if something happened to it. Comey’s 8647 is in line with that.
>Comey hates Trump. But I think it is a stretch to think he would advocate killing him. This is a waste of resources for clicks and eyeballs.
Who was responsible for the waste of time, money and clicks, Comey or the SS? If he wasn’t advocating killing Trump, he was wasting our time and money.
Basically, your feelings on the above is how I felt about Trump being accused of inciting riots. While Comey was very likely not calling for killing Trump, he was surely at least saying he should be gotten rid of, and ‘how’ is not discussed. Impeachment? On what grounds? And would many libs be takers on pulling the trigger if the opportunity were presented to them? In my opinion, absolutely. Especially in agencies like the FBI, where killing is so desensitized.
Dems are actively advocating violence today so I think it was a perfectly reasonable question based on Comey’s commentary and past history with non-Dems.
Comey can say whatever he wants, he is just a citizen now. He probably does think Trump should be removed. It doesn’t matter.
No. Very few would “pull the trigger”. No more than would have on the right with Obama. Regardless of what you think, most people don’t condone murder.
So it’s OK if I call for you to be slaughtered and one of your enemies pops a cap on you?
There are reasonable limits on free speech. And being “just a citizen” does not change them.
By the way, at least two people not only condone murder, they tried to do it to Trump. You are a genuine airhead if you don’t grok that.
>No. Very few would “pull the trigger”
Most people includes everyone…I was talking about liberals. They condone terrorism in Palestine, support murderous illegal aliens, championed the killer of the UNH CEO, commiserated with each other that the Trump shooter only hit his ear and many other murderous acts. Regardless of what libs think about themselves they very much do condone murder these days.
Of course when I say many I mean only about 1-2% of the US lib population, so about 1.5 to 3 million of them. Start with the convicted murderers in and released from jails and you have well over a 1/2 million right there.
Just basing their chances on who would release them, most of them would, will or do vote Democrat. You don’t want to call them libs, whatever, but live in the lib bubble where murder is perfectly okay for the ‘right’ reasons and you get bundled with them.
Comey has a new book coming out. He’s just reminding everyone he’s still alive and will soon be signing books at a location near you. Got everyone’s attention, didn’t he?
T, what an intellectually dishonest argument. Have have made us all dumber for putting that to writing.
Making up statistics.
Then you live in a world where conservatives think it is ok to bomb planned parenthood. See how DUMB that is.
You can find people who agree with anything.
Liberals don’t condone terrorism. But many have sympathy for a Palestine community that is being bombed out of existence and forced off their land. But sure, skew your POV to see it how YOU want to avoid the ugly truths.probably makes your life easier.
Once again you’ve proven why I visit this site so much less. You lump everything you disagree with as liberal, and lump every liberal as believing virtually the same thing.
**Have have = You have. ^^^
Stupid swipe text.
>T, what an intellectually dishonest argument.
How? Intellectually explain it to us. You read, believe and quote proven liars in the news and I am intellectually dishonest?
>Making up statistics.
Nope, just an estimate based on my opinion, didn’t cite a thing except number of actual murderers. That is likely low, I was being conservative. Approximately 20,000 murders per year over the last 25 years. There are many that have died, but many have been in prison much longer, so a half mil is likely about right.
>Then you live in a world where conservatives think it is ok to bomb planned parenthood. See how DUMB that is.
Nope, never once seen a comment, post, news story or politically conservative leader approve of or support any PP bomber, but I can cite dozens of lib supporters of many violent acts. I never heard of a go fundme account made for one like we have all heard happened for the UHC exec killer and for multiple illegal murderers that have liberal judges hiding them. That is happening now, and libs nowhere are outraged about it. Are you saying that most libs do want illegal killers and rapists deported? No news anywhere on that headline. Do most libs not support Palestinians led by terrorists whom they themselves support?
Yeah, that comparison is an intellectually void argument from you. I couldn’t make a liberal dumber if I tried my best.
>You can find people who agree with anything.
So you are saying that despite liberal internet boards, liberal leaders, and LSM news continually defending murderers and other violent criminals, we should accept an argument from a lib that ‘most’ libs do not condone violence? That it is just a few nutballs who are condoning the violence and illegal Judge activities? I have not heard of a single lib story about how they protest their leadership or disagree with LSM news. The truth is that YOU live in that world. You believe that despite there being no news about cons condoning violence anywhere and an inundation of stories that prove libs support violence, the numbers of people who actually support murderers is low and about even between libs and cons. That is why you come here less. Sometimes you see that there is a curtain and cons have pushed it aside, and you can’t face that your political party is that cold, dishonest and just plain evil. At least you have seen it, most have not. LSM has MOST libs believing that curtain is a brick wall of solid truth.
>Liberals don’t condone terrorism. But many have sympathy for a Palestine community that is being bombed out of existence and forced off their land.
You support the progenitors of that violence, I support the original victims who are willing to fight back. If some Palestinians were turning over data on terrorist movements I could get behind those Palestinians. As long as they support HAMAS as a group, they will continue to die along with the killers. That is my POV. The ugly truth is that both sides have committed much violence. I see that plainly and support the side that does not have genocide as a publicly stated goal. Which ugly truth were you squawking about?
When you have even a slightly different opinion than other libs I talk to, hear on the news or read online, we can talk again about how you aren’t led by the nose to believe exactly the same thing. I have heard about quite a few ex-libs with a different story, but there are zero libs giving public dissent over stopping deportations, DOGE cutting Gov’t, nothing but support for terrorists, profligacy and on and on. How can any thinking person not believe you have been trained to say and believe the same things? My rabid lib teacher friends were publicly sad that Trump wasn’t assassinated. I sure hope that was a trained behavior rather than an honest belief, arrived at through logical, critical thought.
Of course when I say many I mean only about 1-2% of the US lib population…
Oh, it is WAY more than that, Mr. T.
Murder Justification: 31% and 38% of respondents stated it would be at least somewhat
justified to murder Elon Musk and President Trump, respectively.
—-These effects were driven by respondents that self-identified as left of center* with 48% and 56% at
—-least somewhat justifying murder for Elon Musk and President Trump, respectively.
* Respondents were asked to classify their political ideology, given the choices; Far Left, Liberal, Slightly Liberal, Middle of the Road, Slightly Conservative, Conservative, Far Right, No Affiliation and Something Else. We defined left of center as those who chose “Far Left”, “Liberal”, and “Slightly Liberal.”
— NCRI/Rutgers University Social Perception Lab