The former FBI director, James Comey, has provided a harsh critique of the previous president.

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, who let him go in May 2017, bringing an early end to his ten-year stint.

Comey likened Trump to a “mob boss” following a recent encounter with the former president this month. Comey had uploaded an Instagram photo during his vacation showing seashells arranged to spell “8647.”

A few people saw the message as an oblique threat directed at the 47th U.S. president, with “eighty-six” serving as slang for “to get rid of,” as per Merriam-Webster.

US Secret Service’s chief of communications Anthony Guglielmi stated: “We are aware of the social media posts by the former FBI director and we take rhetoric like this very seriously. Beyond that, we do not comment on protective intelligence matters.”


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Following criticism, Comey had the image taken down and stated, “It hadn’t crossed my mind that certain people would connect it with violence. Although this wasn’t what came to mind for me when I first saw it, I do oppose violence under any circumstance, which is why I removed it,” according to reports.

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Even though he has been associated with the Republican Party for many years, Comey holds deep resentment towards Trump. Recalling his past prosecution of the notorious Gambino crime family in the late ’80s, Comey saw alarming parallels between their methods and what he experienced when dealing with Donald Trump in his book “A Higher Loyalty.”

James Comey did not mince words as he described a troubling pattern: “The silent circle of assent. The boss in complete control. The loyalty oaths. The us-versus-them worldview. The lying about all things, large and small, in service to some code of loyalty that put the organisation above morality and above the truth,” Comey wrote.

When The Times asked if his language had been too harsh, Comey replied this week, “I don’t think it was overstating it. It’s the way he operates. It’s all transactional, it’s all threat-based, it’s all zero-sum and it’s ‘all about me’. That’s the way a mob boss operates.”

Adding an unexpected twist, Giovanni Gambino, a relative of the notorious mobster Carlo Gambino, rebuffed Comey’s statement, telling the Daily Mail: “Comey comparing Trump to a Mob boss is a compliment,” and suggesting that “a real mob boss” might be more suited for the Oval Office.

Gambino also accused Comey of twisting the law to target his cousin and attempting similar tactics against Trump: “Comey and the rest of his dirty entourage are using the same lies and corrupted methods to take down Trump,” he declared.

Currently, Trump’s tenure is anticipated to end after the upcoming presidential election scheduled for November 7, 2028. Even though The Trump Organization sells “Trump 2028” caps, he has shown no present desire to contest the 22nd Amendment, which limits presidents to serving only two terms.

Trump, who is 78 years old, has previously mentioned that he wasn’t being facetious regarding his wish to serve a third, or possibly even a fourth, term as President of the U.S., claiming that “a lot of people” encouraged him to contest the election again in 2028.

He explained that his comments were meant to agitate the “phony news outlets.”

Comey forecasts that once Trump’s presidency ends, it won’t have any enduring effects: “Donald Trump and his associates stand out so much in U.S. history. People after Trump might easily remark, ‘We’ve exited the circus.’ This sentiment could speed up healing between different groups.”