Posted on 05/16/2025 5:53:04 AM PDT by MtnClimber
he Secret Service may try to force former FBI Director James Comey to answer pointed questions into a social media post he issued depicting an image of “8647,” but a U.S. attorney whom President Trump appointed will determine whether to prosecute Comey over the post.
If Comey refuses to comply with their request for what’s known as a protective intelligence interview, the Secret Service leading the investigation into the Instagram post can apply for a subpoena through an assistant U.S. attorney. It’s that prosecutor who will determine whether the former FBI director is legally required to answer their questions, and the full U.S. attorney in the office ultimately will decide whether to bring charges against him for threatening the president, Secret Service sources tell RealClearPolitics.
As an attorney and former top law enforcement official in the nation, Comey is well aware that he can decline an interview without having an attorney present, so he may refuse to cooperate with Secret Service agents’ questioning until he can hire a lawyer to represent him. On the other hand, Comey could agree to demonstrate how open and transparent he is and immediately cooperate and sit down for an interview.
Top law enforcement and intelligence officials on Thursday said they were investigating Comey’s viral social media post, which many Trump supporters viewed as a threat against the president.
Just hours after Comey, who Trump fired in 2017, took down the post, claiming he was unaware the message has violent connotations, Homeland Security Department Secretary Kristi Noem announced that her agency and the Secret Service are investigating “this threat and will respond appropriately.”
FBI Director Kash Patel and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard also weighed in, arguing that the FBI is ready to assist the Secret Service with “all necessary support,”
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Huh? Are you serious?
Exactly.
Good, thoughtful post.
+100%
He needs to be answering em from a jail cell.
SHE IS PURE EVIL.
All operative words when it comes to Republicans not dealing with Rat crime and corruption.
Because he’s SO innocent?
I don’t recall that story. I would have been deeply amused to have read it in the paper. I’m guessing that young man never got to test his theory out.
I would donate a bucket and a full pallet of bottled water.
as a mere ballplayer, who are you to judge?
That aroma wafting from the kitchen? That’s Comey’s goose roasting in the oven.
Comey’s own explanation that he “didn’t know” what the number meant confirms authorship—removing any ambiguity about whether the post was his. And that claim that he “didn’t know” isn’t just lacking in credibility—it’s downright cynical coming from a former FBI Director. Of course he knew what it meant. That’s why he posted it.
More importantly, under 18 U.S.C. § 871, prosecutors don’t need to prove Comey intended violence—only that a reasonable person could see it as a genuine threat or incitement.
Red Flag law in VA……gather em up !
He was a former FBI director and we all know that he still has ties to people inside this government. The assassination attempts of Trump, especially Butler, appear to have some level of government coordination. Of course this is a very credible threat.
Falsely claiming to federal law enforcement official he didn’t know what “86 47” meant is at least a misdemeanor and could be a felony if the lie is considered an obstruction in a federal investigation.
AG Blondi should be signed Comey’s arrest warrant........................ any moment now.
Sometimes I feel a few of these actors, whom we see forced upon us by the media, are merely characters in the drama we now know as “White House”.
However, if it is reality, Comey gets pulled out of his bed in the dark AM hours and perp walked on every live media known!!
Yes. Just not seeing it.
But that’s okay, right? Or do we all have to agree on this?
Has he been in contact with anyone at the FBI or DOJ since he left?
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Probably with Deep State moles still in the FBI and DOJ.
You out yourself as a DU troll with your every post. Now you will be treated as such.
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Ready to assist? Wow, want a strong and unwavering commitment. /sarc
The Patel show continues to be a sad disappointment. Trump's got a lot on his plate but he needs to light a fire under Bondi and Patel to get them engaged in pursuing accountability.
*I* believe he’s toast.
Unhinged and can’t control himself.
Major D-bag who let Cankles off scot-free among other henchman duties.
Haven’t heard about Marcy Park in a long time.
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