The Secret Service surveilled former FBI Director James Comey immediately following his controversial Instagram post that implied harm should come to President Donald Trump, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
In May, Comey posted a photo on his personal Instagram account that showed seashells spelling out “8647”, which has been interpreted as “take out” the 47th president. Comey has since deleted the post and pleaded ignorant to the number’s nefarious implications.
Immediately following the post, Comey and his wife Patrice left the North Carolina coast and headed back to their Virginia home. Speaking on a condition of anonymity, an official told the outlet the Secret Service was able to track the couple using Comey’s cellphone, a procedure typically used for legitimate threats. Secret Service agents were then waiting for Comey when he arrived at his house.
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