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FBI Rebukes James Comey Over Cryptic Post as Leaders Promise Transparency on Past Investigations

Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino criticize Comey’s ‘86 47’ post while pledging to release withheld Crossfire Hurricane documents to rebuild public trust.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on the encryption of the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino attackers on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 1, 2016. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Former FBI Director James Comey posted and later deleted an Instagram image reading '86 47,' widely interpreted as a threat to President Trump, prompting Secret Service questioning.
  • Deputy Director Dan Bongino publicly condemned Comey’s post, calling it a disgrace to the FBI and part of a legacy of dysfunction under his leadership.
  • Comey claimed he was unaware of the violent connotations of the phrase, but President Trump asserted the post was a deliberate call for assassination.
  • FBI leadership under Patel and Bongino has pledged a ‘wave of transparency,’ announcing plans to release new information on the Crossfire Hurricane investigation within weeks.
  • Patel and Bongino are implementing internal reforms to address past leadership failures and restore accountability and trust within the FBI.