VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-19
“It never occurred to me, but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down,”
James Comey · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Comey said this after deleting the Instagram photo of seashells arranged to read '8647' following backlash that it was a threat against Trump.
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