NEW YORK (AP) — Former FBI director James Comey says that he’s still a bit bewildered over how a seemingly innocent Instagram shot of shells arranged in the sand led to allegations by Donald Trump among others that he was calling for the president’s assassination and to an interview with the Secret Service.

James Comey, former FBI director, emphasized that the "8647" post was "totally innocent" and not intended as a threat.

In an interview with Fox News, Trump claimed, “[Comey] knew exactly what that meant...That meant assassination. and it says it loud and clear."

James Comey, who is under investigation for an Instagram post about Trump, said he believes the judiciary will protect him from a dubious prosecution.

A cryptic Instagram post by former FBI Director James Comey has triggered a political firestorm—and a federal investigation—after critics claimed it hinted at violence against former President Donald Trump.

Former Director of the FBI James Comey on Thursday took down an Instagram post of seashells spelling out the numbers “86 47” after Republicans claimed that it was a threat against President Donald Trump.

Former FBI Director James Comey says “I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message. I didn’t realize some folks associate those

Former FBI Director James Comey faces backlash over an Instagram post featuring seashells arranged as '86 47,' interpreted by some as a threat against President Trump. Comey denies any malicious intent,

Former FBI Director James Comey called it "crazy" for anyone to think his controversial social media post was a call for violence against President Trump. The post James Comey Speaks On Controversial Trump Post: ‘Crazy’ to Think It Was a Threat first appeared on Mediaite.

When a former FBI Director starts arranging seashells like he’s playing Scrabble with the Deep State, you can bet your bottom dollar the beach isn’t the only thing that’s politically charged.

Valuetainment founder Patrick Bet-David discusses ex-FBI Director James Comey being under investigation over a controversial Instagram post on ‘The Will Cain Show.’

We stood over it and I said, ‘I think it’s some kind of political message.’ She said, ‘86, when I was a server it meant to remove an item from the menu when you ran out of ingredients,’” Comey said. “To me,