国土安全部长克里斯蒂·尼尔森周四说，联邦执法部门正在调查前联邦调查局局长科米发布的一条社交媒体消息。她和其他共和党人士认为，这条消息似乎在鼓励对唐纳德·特朗普总统使用暴力。

In an Instagram post, Comey captioned a photo of seashells, stating he'd found "a cool shell arrangement" while walking on the beach; the shells appeared to be aligned in the shape of "86 47".

Several former officials from the Trump administration, including Chad Wolf, have stated that James Comey was allegedly advocating for the assassination of the 47th President, Donald Trump. Wolf wrote that the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service were examining the threat and would respond accordingly.

According to the Associated Press style guide, which references Webster's Dictionary, the slang term "86" signifies discarding, eliminating, or refusing service. The dictionary notes that a more recent interpretation, meaning "to kill," is a logical extension of the original definition, but this usage is relatively new and infrequent, and therefore not included.

此贴后来已被删除。随后，科米写道：“我之前发了一张今天在海滩散步时捡到的一些贝壳的照片，我以为这没什么政治含义。我没想到有人会把这些数字和暴力联系起来。”

科米最初的帖子在社交媒体上激起了保守派人士的强烈不满，小唐纳德·特朗普甚至指责科米煽动他人去谋害他的父亲。

The current FBI Director, Kash Patel, stated that he is aware of the post and is discussing potential responses with the Secret Service and its director.

James Blair, Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political, and Public Affairs at the White House, pointed out that the timing of the post was particularly sensitive, given that Trump was traveling in the Middle East.

布莱尔在X平台上发文表示：“科米的这番言论无疑是在向恐怖分子和敌对势力发出明确的信号，怂恿他们在美方总统出访中东期间伺机行动。”

From 2013 to 2017, James Comey held the position of FBI Director. During President Trump's initial term, Comey was dismissed due to the FBI's investigation into the connections between Russian officials and Trump's 2016 campaign. Comey later recounted his career in his popular memoir, "A Higher Loyalty".

Currently, he works as a crime fiction writer and is promoting his newest book, "FDR Drive," which will be released on Tuesday.