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Watters didn’t mince words when he asked if Comey deserved jail time. Gabbard’s answer was direct: Yes.
“That is a ridiculous and insane statement to make,” Gabbard told Watters, noting that Comey’s career involved prosecuting “mobsters and gangsters” who use exactly this type of coded language.
The former congresswoman pointed out the sheer implausibility of Comey’s defense — that he didn’t realize what “86” meant in this context. She highlighted Comey’s years of experience dealing with organized crime, where coded language is commonplace. For a man who made a career busting mob bosses to claim ignorance? Gabbard isn’t buying it.
Comey later deleted the post and issued a hasty explanation, saying he hadn’t meant any harm and that the shells were “just a beach formation.” But by then, the damage was done — and the firestorm had already begun.
Now, Homeland Security is officially involved. According to Gabbard, federal authorities have opened an investigation into the post, treating it as a potential threat against the life of a former and possibly future president.
And it’s not just about this one post. Gabbard warned that threats like this, especially when they come from people with stature and credibility, pour gasoline on a growing fire of politically-motivated hatred.
She pointed to a Rutgers study showing more than half of respondents believed violence against Trump would be “somewhat justified.” That alarming figure, Gabbard said, highlights an “assassination culture” that is spreading among extremist circles.
She didn’t stop there. Gabbard called out the double standard in how political threats are treated. She reminded viewers that a man in Georgia who threatened her recently is sitting behind bars — and rightfully so.
“If someone makes a threat against a public official, no matter their status or resume, they need to be held accountable,” Gabbard insisted.
That same principle, she argued, must apply to Comey. Gabbard framed the issue as one of national integrity, warning that selective enforcement of the law destroys faith in the system. “So it’s guys like Comey and others who call the president the modern-day Nazi,” she said, who “hate democracy and hate the American people because they cannot stand that the people overwhelmingly chose to elect Donald Trump.”
As someone who has served on the frontlines of America’s security apparatus, Gabbard understands the gravity of threats made against U.S. leaders. Trump, after all, has already survived multiple assassination attempts — making these kinds of gestures far from harmless.
In the wake of Comey’s cryptic post, Gabbard is demanding that Washington finally take political threats seriously — no matter who makes them.
And with Homeland Security stepping in, this case could turn into one of the biggest political firestorms of the year. All eyes are now on the Justice Department, where many wonder whether charges will follow — or whether another Washington elite will once again walk free.
