Former FBI Director James Comey says the Department of Justice’s decision to pursue a second indictment against him over an Instagram photo reflects former President Donald Trump’s alleged desire for revenge. Comey made the comments in his first interview after the new charges, telling Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC that the pursuit of another case illustrates what he described as Trump’s “bottomless desire” to go after critics. The new indictment is tied to a social media post Comey shared last year showing a beach formation of seashells arranged to display the numbers “86 47,” which prosecutors interpret as a threat to kill Trump. Multiple outlets report that Comey’s remarks focus on the context and intent he believes underlie the government’s action, rather than on the underlying image itself. The story centers on whether the “86 47” seashell arrangement can be interpreted as a coded message and whether the additional indictment changes the overall legal posture for Comey’s prior and current proceedings.
James Comey criticizes second indictment over Instagram seashell photo
Former FBI Director James Comey says the Department of Justice’s decision to pursue a second indictment against him over an Instagram photo reflects former President Donald Trump’s alleged desire for...
- The Department of Justice pursues a second indictment against former FBI Director James Comey.
- The indictment is linked to an Instagram photo of seashells arranged on a beach displaying “86 47.”
- Prosecutors interpret the “86 47” message as a threat to kill Donald Trump.
- Comey says the renewed prosecution reflects Trump’s alleged desire for revenge.
- Comey makes the remarks in an interview following the indictment.
At the center of the latest indictment is a photo Comey posted to social media last year of seashells on the beach that read out ‘86 47’
3 months agoThe former FBI Director was charged a second time by the Department of Justice over an Instagram post showing a formation of seashells that read '86 47,' interpreted as a threat to kill Trump.
3 months agoThe former FBI Director was charged a second time by the Department of Justice over an Instagram post showing a formation of seashells that read '86 47,' interpreted as a threat to kill Trump.
3 months agoFormer FBI Director James Comey said Monday that the Trump administration’s pursuit of another indictment against him — this time over an Instagram photo of seashells — reflects the president’s fixation on going after his critics.“Donald Trump has a bottomless desire to gain revenge against those who criticized him,” Comey said in his first post-indictment interview with Nicolle Wallace on MS NOW
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