Trump rails against ‘dirty cop’ James Comey over 8647 post: ‘It’s a mob term for kill him’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump rails against ‘dirty cop’ James Comey over 8647 post: ‘It’s a mob term for kill him’President Donald Trump says ex-FBI director ‘probably’ intended to stoke political violence with his seashell Instagram post last May, accusing him of creating ‘tremendous danger’Joe Sommerlad Thursday 30 April 2026 09:10 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967856","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-james-comey-8647-indictment-b2967856.html","title":"Trump rails against ‘dirty cop’ James Comey over 8647 post: ‘It’s a mob term’"}}Close‘Mob term for kill them’: Donald Trump reacts to ex-FBI chief James Comey's indictment over '8647' postSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIn...