Former FBI Director James Comey deleted a post about seeing shells on a beach that were aligned to read "8647" and has since sparked a wave of jokes and memes online amid the fierce backlash. Newsweek previously reached out to Comey via his book website by email on Thursday.

Trump administration officials claim former FBI chief James Comey called for violence against the president — which Comey has pushed back on.

Secret Service agents interviewed former FBI director James Comey on Friday regarding his “8647” social media post that administration officials called a death threat against President Trump and Comey called a political statement.