Former FBI director James Comey deserves all the scorn he's receiving because of his '8647' social media post aimed at President Donald Trump.

The current investigation into the former FBI director is precisely what the First Amendment was designed to guard against.

Former FBI Director James Comey spoke to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Monday, describing finding the shells on the beach that he posted on his Instagram account last week, which caused an uproar. Comey said he and his wife were walking on the beach when they came across the shells that spelled out "86 47.

James Comey's social media post and the reaction from President Donald Trump, as the post is being interpreted as a call for violence on the president.

Federal law enforcement officials said on May 15 that they are investigating an Instagram post Comey made depicting an image reading “8647.”

Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just called for the assassination of @POTUS Trump,” Noem wrote on X. “DHS and Secret Service is investigating this threat and will respond

The secret services have launched an investigation after former FBI director James Comey posted on Instagram a photo of shells arranged to show the numbers '86 47', a message that White

Trump administration officials said Thursday that they would investigate former FBI director James B. Comey, whom they accused of threatening President Donald Trump after Comey posted a picture of seashells on a beach arranged to spell out “86 47.