Secret Service interviews ex-FBI Director James Comey over 86 47 Instagram post

Former FBI Director James Comey was interviewed by the Secret Service Friday afternoon after President Trump accused him of calling for the commander in chief’s assassination by posting a photo with a coded message “8647” to his Instagram account.Video aired by CNN showed Comey, 64, departing his suburban Virginia home for the interview, held at the Secret Service’s Washington field office.A federal law enforcement source confirmed to The Post that the interview had taken place.Comey, who was fired by Trump in May 2017 after serving as FBI director since September 2013, caused an outcry Thursday evening when he posted a photo of seashells arranged in the numerals with the caption: “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.” The number “86” is commonly used in the restaurant industry as slang to mean getting rid of something — especially in reference to menu items or unruly patrons.

Trump is the 47th president of the United of the States.“He knew exactly what that meant,” Trump told Fox News “Special Report” host Bret Baier in an interview recorded Thursday.“A child knows what that meant … That meant ‘assassination.'”Comey subsequently deleted the picture, claiming he didn’t understand what the message meant in its entirety.“It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.”The Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment....