Former FBI director James Comey has been indicted over an Instagram post featuring seashells arranged in the number “8647.”
According to a report by CNBC, citing a source familiar with the matter, the charges allege that Comey threatened President Donald Trump through the now-deleted post shared in May last year.
The charges have not yet been publicly detailed, but the case marks the second time Comey has faced federal indictment during Trump’s second term.
When Comey posted the image of the figures in the May 15 post, Trump, who has long considered Comey an enemy, accused Comey of "calling for the assassination of the president."
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The term “86” is widely recognized in American slang, particularly in the restaurant industry, where it means to remove or discontinue an item.
In the context of the post, critics led by Trump argued that combining “86” with “47” (Trump’s presidential number) could be construed as a call for violence.
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