Ex-FBI Chief James Comey Indicted Over Instagram Post Interpreted as Trump Threat
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by the Justice Department over an Instagram post depicting seashells and the numbers "86 47." The post was interpreted by some as a coded threat against Donald Trump, leading to charges that legal experts have called a "disgrace."
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The former FBI director, who is one of the president’s political enemies, has been charged with two felonies over the photo. Plus, Disneyland introduces facial recognition Good morning. The justice department filed new criminal charges against James Comey, the former FBI director, on Tuesday. What has he been charged with? Two felonies: making a threat against the president, and transmitting that threat, via social media, across state lines. What does the indictment say? That the seashell nu...
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Former FBI director James Comey has been indicted for threatening the life of Donald Trump, officials said Tuesday, five months after a previous case against the outspoken critic of the US president was thrown out. The indictment by a grand jury in North Carolina stems from an Instagram post the 65-year-old Comey made in May last year that showed the numbers "86 47" spelled out in seashells. Trump alleged in an interview with Fox News at the time that "86" was slang for kill and "47" was a re...
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Read full article →What does 8647 mean? The ‘code’ that led to charges against former FBI director James Comey
Seemingly-innocuous image of seashells on North Carolina beach leads to second federal case against ex-government official, as Department of Justice argues it expresses ‘an intent to do harm to the president’
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Read full article →Trump’s DOJ indicts former FBI director James Comey over ’86 47′ post
In US parlance, the number 86 can be used as a verb meaning to throw somebody out of a bar, while 47 could be seen as code for Donald Trump, the 47th president
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