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Director of the FBI Kash Patel On Tuesday, he went to social media to denounce a former Coast Guard official arrested on suspicion of threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump, which Patel claims is partly due to a “destructive” Instagram post shared by his former FBI director James Comey earlier this year.
“This is someone who threatens President Trump’s life,” Patel said of former Coast Guard official Peter Stinson. Responsible for threats Kill the president. Stinson served in the Coast Guard (who has served as a sharpshooter and FEMA coach) from 1988 to 2021 – and will appear in federal court for the first time Wednesday.
According to court documents, Statham appears to pose multiple graphic threats to President Donald Trump, including 13 references to the “86 47” information, shared by former FBI Director James Comey in a now-deleted Instagram post.
Comey posted a photo of shells arranged on the sand in May with “86 47” on Instagram. A few hours later, he deleted the post, which drew objections, including Trump himself, and sparked at least two interviews with the Secret Service, as Comey later detailed.
Comey claims he has no “dark intention” for the ’86 47′ Shell post and is not afraid of Trump
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Former FBI Director at Many public interviews Since he had no dark will to share the photos, and his wife associated it with her time as a restaurant server, it meant taking something out of the menu.
According to Merriman Webster, “86” is the s-language, which may mean “throwing away”, “get rid of” or “denied service.” Of course, Trump is the 47th president.
“I’m sorry for being distracted and controversial,” Comey said of the incident on MSNBC. “But again, it’s hard to regret something, even in hindsight, I look completely innocent.”
Comey has not investigated the position yet and says that he and his wife, who were with him at the time, think it has any evil meaning.
Nonetheless, Comeys’ repeated public statements and his compliance with the Secret Service have not made any effort to alleviate some Trump administration officials, including Patel, who now has served as Comey’s previous job.
“Sadly, the case is foreseeable,” Patel told Fox News on Tuesday.
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“Current Director Comey pulls his destructive Instagram stunt for the first time Overwhelming number of imitators “After Comey’s leadership and the release of threatening information to the U.S. president,” Patel said.
“Thankfully, law enforcement has made excellent efforts to prevent potentially violent actors and we will continue to be on our guard.”
Stinson is a resident of Northern Virginia, and although it is unclear whether Stinson is affected by Comey Instagram posts or the resulting media coverage, court documents show that many of Stinson’s threats were posted long ago, including in Election Day and the 2024 presidential election.
Stinson, a “self-identification” member of Antifa, raised at least one threat during his campaign for Butler, Pennsylvania, citing the July 13 assassination attempt against Trump.
“Those Secret Service agents were very slow,” Statham said at the time. “They left him in an open manner. The missed opportunity won’t come back. They will teach future agents that there is no protection and action.”
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In February, Stinson posted on his X account “Of course. This is war. Will draw the war. Antifa always wins. Violence is inherent.”
The latest post mentioned in the document was published on Bluesky on June 11, when Statham allegedly wrote: “When he dies, the party will become Yug.”
Comey did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on Patel’s remarks, nor did he have any roles inadvertently played in the case of Instagram posts.
The news of Statham’s arrest comes weeks after news of alleged threats to assassinate the then-President election a few weeks after a federal grand jury sued San Bernardino County, California. Donald Trump He was elected to the second White House term.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi said at the time: “The defendant is accused of threatening the life of our president – a man who has survived two attempts to make mistakes.”
“The Justice Department takes these threats with the greatest gravitation and will prosecute the offence to the greatest extent of the law,” Bondy added.
Andrea Margoli of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
