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Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted for his '8647' seashell post on Instagram
- On Tuesday, the Justice Department indicted former FBI Director James Comey for a second time, with charges reportedly stemming from a May 2025 Instagram post showing seashells arranged to spell '86 47'.
- A federal judge dismissed the first indictment in November 2025 after ruling U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed, prompting the Justice Department to pursue fresh charges against Comey.
- Comey's May 2025 post sparked immediate backlash, with administration officials characterizing it as a call for assassination; Comey stated he 'opposed violence of any kind' and assumed the shells were 'a political message.'
- Legal experts express skepticism that charges will survive constitutional scrutiny; broad First Amendment protections for political speech set a high bar for prosecution, likely triggering contested litigation.
- This renewed prosecution reflects President Trump's pressure to target perceived political enemies, raising concerns about the Justice Department's impartiality as the administration pursues cases against high-profile former officials.
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MalaysiajournalWhat is ‘86 47’? Sea shell message has ex-FBI director Comey accused of ‘threatening’ Trump
WASHINGTON, April 29 — 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 wit…
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Former FBI chief Comey is releasing a photo of seashells on the beach that are collated into numbers and alluding to President Trump, who sees this as a call for an attack with consequences.
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