Overview

• FBI Director Kash Patel said he has pulled agents from child sex predator, drug trafficking and counterterrorism probes to investigate copycat threats triggered by the ‘86-47’ post.
• Comey’s Instagram shot of seashells arranged as ‘86 47’ prompted threat interpretations before he deleted the image, saying he opposed violence.
• Secret Service agents interviewed Comey at his Washington home to assess the post’s potential threat.
• President Trump rejected Comey’s explanation, telling Fox News that the seashell message directly signified an assassination threat.
• Patel labeled the image a political stunt that forced the bureau to shift priorities; he vowed full transparency in the ongoing probe of threats against the president.