James Comey stumbled upon the news on the beach: 8647.

According to the former FBI director, his wife wanted to know if it was an address. They stand on the shells, trying to decipher meaning. According to Comey's account, his wife recalled her days as a server and said 86 was a term used to remove items from the menu. Comey talked about it when he was a child, and “86” means “abandoning a place.”

“I said, ‘It’s really smart’.

He said: "I posted it on my Instagram account and just wanted to say it until I heard her say it was a call for assassination, which was crazy. But I think it was crazy.

"86" is a common word for stopping or getting rid of something, and "47" can be seen as a reference for the 47th President Trump.

Comey said he hopes his upcoming legal thriller FDR Drive: A Crime Novel will make a sensation. Instead, he received a call from the Secret Service, which had investigated the position.

Comey was fired by Trump during his first term, volunteering to be interviewed at the Washington Field Office after the president insisted that the news had no innocent reading. "He knows exactly what it means. A kid knows what it means," Trump said. "If you are a director of the FBI and you don't know what it means, it means assassination. It's clear that it's clear."

Comey, who eventually deleted the position, seemed displeased with the investigation. "This is not my first rodeo," he said, noting that his violent relationship with Trump, which worsened after rejecting Trump's early attempts to obtain a vow of loyalty from the then FBI director. The agency is now led by Kash Patel, whose enduring loyalty raises urgent questions about FBI independence.

But Comey warned that the incident showed a more worrying trend for the administration: “Using power to target individuals and erode the rule of law.”

His advice to others who might find themselves on the receiving end of Trump’s retribution?

"The rule of law is still our salvation grace," Comey said. "We have a judiciary in this country that will support the truth. Take condolences. Take prudent steps, but don't frighten the truth. These people are not good enough to keep you from fearing. Protect yourself, measure the impact of your own threat on you, and know you'll be well."