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Secret Service agents reportedly escorted former FBI Director James Comey to their Washington field office on Friday for an interview, after Donald Trump accused the ex-official of making an assassination threat in a social media post from the previous day.
Comey appeared for the interview voluntarily and is not in custody, law enforcement sources told CNN.
On Thursday, Comey posted then took down an image of seashells he saw on a beach spelling out “8647.”
Trump officials have argued the message was a coded reference to “86” or eliminate Trump, the 47th president.
“He knew exactly what that meant. A child knows what that meant,” Trump told Fox News host Bret Baier in an interview on Friday. “If you’re the FBI director and you don’t know what that meant, that meant ‘assassination.’ It says that loud and clear.”
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard demanded on Thursday that Comey be put in prison.
“We’ve already seen assassination attempts. I’m very concerned for his life and James Comey, in my view, should be held accountable and put behind bars for this,” she told on Fox News.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated with new information.
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