Analyzing Indictment of James Comey for "86 47" Post

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted for a now-deleted Instagram post showing seashells arranged as '86 47,' which prosecutors allege constitutes a threat against President Trump, the 47th president. The indictment charges Comey with violating federal laws prohibiting threats against the president and interstate threats. Legal scholar Eugene Volokh argues the prosecution is unjustified, asserting the phrase '86' is a nonviolent idiom meaning removal or rejection, not a true threat. He contends the post falls under protected political speech under the First Amendment, citing Supreme Court precedents that protect hyperbolic or crude political expression.