Former FBI Director James Comey faces a second indictment, this time over a social media post appearing to threaten President Donald J. Trump.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey has been indicted for a second time, this time over a social media post featuring seashells arranged to form the message ‘8647.’ To ‘86′ someone is to remove or kill them in the slang of the hospitality industry and organized crime, while ‘47′ almost certainly refers to Donald J. Trump as the 47th U.S. President. 📰 DETAIL: Comey, who posted the ‘8647′ message last May, has claimed the post was innocuous, intimating that he simply found the seashells arranged like that on the beach and that he “didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence,” despite assuming they had a “political” meaning. Trump rejected this explanation at the time, saying, “If you’re the FBI Director, and you don’t know what that meant… That meant ‘assassination,’ and it says it loud and clear,” 🎯 IMPACT: This indictment represents a renewed effort by the Trump administration to prosecute Comey, who previously escaped charges related to false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. Notably, the indictment follows a third assassination attempt against Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, 💬 KEY QUOTE: “He knew exactly what that meant; a child knows what that meant.” – Trump on Comey’s ‘8647’ post. |
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