The swamp is bubbling over with venom, and at the center of it all is none other than James Comey, the disgraced former FBI director who’s now playing dangerous games with the life of President Donald J. Trump.

The man who once led America’s top law enforcement agency is under fire for what many are calling a blatant call to assassinate the 47th president.

President Donald Trump accused former FBI Director James Comey of inciting his assassination after Comey posted a now-deleted Instagram photo of seashells arranged to spell "8647" on a beach.

The numbers, interpreted by Trump’s allies as “86”, slang for killing or removing, and “47”, referencing Trump as the 47th president, sparked immediate outrage and prompted investigations by the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and the Secret Service.

The controversy erupted Thursday, escalating tensions in a nation already on edge after two assassination attempts on Trump in the past year, one of which left him wounded and a bystander dead.

Trump, in a Friday interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, slammed Comey and didn’t mince words.

"He knew exactly what that meant. A child knows what that meant," the president said. "If you’re the FBI director and you don’t know ... that meant ‘assassination,’ it says that loud and clear."

Trump warned that Comey is a "dirty cop" and left any decision on prosecution to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

"I don’t want to take a position on it because that’s going to be up to Pam and all of the great people, but I will say this. I think it’s a terrible thing."

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The post, captioned "Cool shell formation on my beach walk,” showed seashells arranged as "8647." The term “86” is widely recognized in slang as meaning to eliminate or discard, often linked to violence in certain contexts, while "47" aligns with Trump’s status as the 47th president.

Administration officials swiftly condemned the post.

Associate Deputy Attorney General Ed Martin assured that Comey is going to prison for the assassination threat against the president.

“He knew… He’s got a problem," Martin told conservative pundit Benny Johnson on Friday. "Perjury traps are next. Going to jail on one or the other.”

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem claimed Comey "just called the assassination of @POTUSTrump" on Thursday, announcing federal investigations.

Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi confirmed, "The Secret Service vigorously investigates anything that can be taken as a potential threat against our protectees. We are aware of the social media posts by the former FBI Director and we take rhetoric like this very seriously."

White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich called the post something that "can clearly be interpreted as a hit" on Trump, while Donald Trump Jr. accused Comey of “calling for my dad to be murdered.”

Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard went further, labeling it "a veiled call to action to murder the sitting president of the United States” and demanding Comey’s "imprisonment."

"James Comey should be held accountable and put behind bars for this,” she told Fox News’ Jesse Watters.

Comey, fired by Trump in May 2017 amid the FBI’s probe into Trump campaign-Russia ties, denied any malicious intent.

In a Thursday night Instagram post, he wrote, "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 realize 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."

When Baier noted Comey’s denial, Trump retorted, "Well, he apologized ’cause he was hit."

Critics, including the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, defended Comey, arguing the post is “political speech protected by the First Amendment” and “neither constitutes a true threat nor merits federal investigation.”

FIRE added, “86 has a lot of possible meanings, and the idea that spelling it out in seashells and posting it to Instagram is a true threat is quite a stretch.”

Comey’s history with Trump fuels the controversy. His 2017 firing led to the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, intensifying scrutiny of Trump’s 2016 campaign.

Comey’s 2018 book, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership, criticized Trump, earning an Amazon Editor’s Pick for Best History.

His daughter, Maurene Comey, served as a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, involved in high-profile cases like Ghislaine Maxwell’s, though not directly tied to Trump’s legal battles.

Speculation persists about Comey’s motives, given his FBI tenure and lingering loyalists within the agency.

Unresolved questions surround the July 2024 assassination attempt on Trump, where the gunman’s cell phone pings near FBI headquarters raised suspicions, though no evidence confirms FBI involvement.