Influencer Ed Krassenstein said on Saturday that the US secret service came to his house. In a post on X, he wrote, “Literally had the Secret Service at my house.”Krassenstein also released a video in which he can be heard saying that he would “never, ever call for violence against anyone.” “So moments ago, the Trump administration just had the US secret service come to my house.You might be wondering why? Because yesterday I made a post that said 8647, which means get rid of Trump as in impeachDonald Trump,” he said.He further said, “Trump wants to be a dictator, and I will not be intimidated into not voicing my opinions or my dissent against him, ever.”This happened after Krassenstein posted “8647” on X, repeating what former FBI Director James Comey had posted earlier.Meanwhile, Comey had been interviewed by the secret service on Friday (local time) about his post on social media. Some Republicans said the post was a threat against President Donald Trump.The interview was part of an ongoing investigation by the Trump administration. It was meant to help officials understand the intent behind the post and whether Comey was trying to send a threat to the president. Comey has denied that. Trump said Friday that the decision to file charges would be made by Attorney General Pam Bondi, though proving that a post is a direct threat is legally difficult.Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem confirmed on X that Comey had been interviewed. She said she would “take all measures necessary to ensure the protection” of Trump. The Secret Service is under the Department of Homeland Security. An interview is standard when authorities look into comments that may be seen as threats, but it does not mean that charges are being planned.The post in question was on Instagram. Comey had written “cool shell formation on my beach walk” under a picture of seashells. The shells appeared to show the numbers “86 47.”In US slang, “86” can mean to get rid of or eliminate someone. “47” refers to Donald Trump, who is the 47th President of the United States. Some critics said that together, the numbers could be taken as a hidden message suggesting harm to Trump. The post was deleted after it drew criticism.Asked about it Friday during a Fox News interview, Trump said: “He knew exactly what that meant. A child knows what that meant. If you’re the FBI director and you don’t know what that meant, that meant assassination. And it says it loud and clear.”Comey denied the claim. He later posted on Instagram: “I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message. I didn’t realise some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.”During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump survived two assassination attempts. The first took place on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania, where an incident led to the widely shared image of Trump raising his fist with blood on his face. The second attempt happened on September 15 at Trump International in West Palm Beach, when the attacker was noticed by the Secret Service before firing and fled the scene.
