Former FBI Director Comey Faces Probes Over ‘86-47’ Post

James Comey says he was not aware of the coded threat message in the numbers 86-47, depicted in the photograph of seashells he shared on social media.

James Comey speaks onstage during Former FBI Director James Comey In Conversation With MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace at 92NY in New York City on May 30, 2023. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

A pair of federal agencies are investigating former FBI Director James Comey over a possible threat via social media against President Donald Trump, who fired him eight years ago, officials said Thursday.

Comey said that he had not been aware of the coded threat message in his post—a picture of seashells on a beach arranged into numbers—which he later deleted.