“I will continue to take all measures necessary to ensure the protection of @POTUS Trump. This is an ongoing investigation.”
Today, federal agents from @SecretService interviewed disgraced former FBI Director Comey regarding a social media post calling for the assassination of President Trump.
I will continue to take all measures necessary to ensure the protection of @POTUS Trump. This is an ongoing…
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) May 16, 2025
These investigations often involve significant government legal expenditures and can intersect with public safety insurance models designed to respond to political violence and high-profile threats.
Comey Responds, Deletes Post Amid Rising Legal Pressure
Comey had posted and deleted the image, quickly apologizing and claiming that he was not the one who arranged the shells, but said he stumbled across them and “assumed they were a political message.”
Some even called for Comey’s arrest after he claimed he was not aware that “some folks associate those numbers with violence,” stating it “never occurred” to him that that is what it may mean. Criminal law experts have suggested the possibility of civil and criminal liability exposure, particularly if the act could be interpreted under statutes involving incitement or federal security breaches. Legal experts specializing in media defamation and First Amendment rights have also weighed in.
Social Media Star Visited by Secret Service
He is not the only person to face backlash for using the sequence of numbers. Social media star Ed Krassenstein claims he was visited by the Secret Service on the instruction of the Trump administration after he used the numbers in a post.
Krassenstein claimed he’d used the numbers to mean he wanted Trump impeached or removed from his post, adding:
