Former FBI director James Comey offered a bizarre excuse after authorities confirmed he was under investigation for implying President Donald Trump 'should be assassinated.'
Comey posted - and then swiftly deleted - a cryptic picture on his Instagram page Thursday which featured an assortment of shells arranged to spell out '86 47.'
The post immediately sparked mass outrage among Republications and MAGA loyalists, prompting an investigation from the FBI and Secret Service.
Moments after Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem confirmed he would be investigated, Comey issued a statement insisting he was unaware of the implications of his post.
'I posted a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message,' he wrote.
