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Key Points
- Former FBI director James Comey posted an image showing seashells arranged to form the number 8647 on social media.
- Supporters of Trump claimed these numbers represented a coded call for Trump’s removal from office.
- Comey removed the post, stating: “It never occurred to me, but I oppose violence of any kind, so I took the post down.”
The meeting reportedly lasted about an hour, according to the source.
Federal agencies were investigating an Instagram post shared by Comey on Thursday, featuring a photo where seashells spelled out the number 8647 on the beach, captioned as “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.”
What does 8647 mean?
Put together, some Trump supporters interpreted the message as a call to violently remove Trump from office, including through assassination.
James Comey said he took the post down as he “opposes violence of any kind”. Source: AAP / Michael Reynolds/EPA
Comey, who was fired by Trump in 2017, took down the post after a backlash from Trump supporters, saying on Instagram: “It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.”
The numbers ‘8647’ and ‘8646’ have been utilized as political slogans and appeared on T-shirts during both Trump’s and his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden’s, presidencies.
‘Knew exactly what he meant’
“He knew exactly what that meant,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News before leaving Abu Dhabi while on a four-day Middle East trip, adding that he would leave further action on the matter to attorney-general Pam Bondi and others.
