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.

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.

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.