US EditionEx-FBI Director James Comey indicted for his '8647' seashell post on Instagram
The grand jury returned a second case as officials said the deleted Instagram post could be read as a threat against Trump.
- 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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Former FBI Director James Comey issued a Tuesday video response to a new indictment on two charges of making threats to harm President Trump stemming from a social media post in which he arranged seashells that read “86-47.” “Well, they're back. This time about a picture of seashells on a North Carolina Beach a year...
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