Gabbard says Comey should be 'put behind bars' after picture allegedly 'issuing a call to assassinate' Trump

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard commented ex-FBI Director James Comey should be put behind bars for a post he made on Instagram on Thursday allegedly issuing a call to assassinate President Donald Trump Earlier on Thursday Comey shared a picture on Instagram with seashells formed in the numbers To certain the number is a call sign for murdering or getting rid of someone or something and is typically used to refer to the th President of the United States Cool shell formation on my beach walk Comey wrote in the caption of the picture which has since been deleted Gabbard made the comments on Jesse Watters Primetime Thursday night after Comey mentioned he wasn't aware that the number stands for certain sort of violence EX-FBI CHIEF COMEY S SOCIAL MEDIA POST CONDEMNED BY WHITE HOUSE AS ATTEMPT TO PUT HIT ON PRESIDENT I posted earlier a picture of chosen shells I saw in the present day on a beach walk which I assumed were a political message Comey commented after deleting the initial picture I didn't realize various folks associate those numbers with violence It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down Gabbard disclosed Comey and his people need to be held to account according to the law regardless of why he reported he posted the picture The rule of law says people like him who issue direct threats against the POTUS essentially issuing a call to assassinate him must be held accountable under the law Gabbard declared adding that she thinks he should be in jail The national intelligence director revealed Comey's post has her very concerned for the president's life I'm very concerned for the president's life we've already seen assassination attempts I'm very concerned for his life and James Comey in my view should be held accountable and put behind bars for this she disclosed 'NEVER TRUMPER' COMEY'S ' ' TRUMP POST UNDER INVESTIGATIONGabbard also mentioned Comey has a lot of influence and that there are people who take him very seriously Shortly after Comey removed the post Fox News Digital learned from a Secret Institution source that the agency was aware of the matter and agents are being sent to investigate and interview Comey The White House also condemned Comey's actions with White House deputy chief of staff and Cabinet Secretary Taylor Budowich calling his post deeply concerning While President Trump is currently on an international trip to the Middle East the former FBI Director puts out what can clearly be interpreted as a hit on the sitting President of the United States a message etched in the sand Budowich wrote on X This is deeply concerning to all of us and is being taken seriously Comey who led the FBI during Trump's first term before he was fired from the spot had no comment when reached by Fox News Digital earlier on Thursday Fox News Digital's Alec Schemmel and David Spunt contributed to this account