The Comey Indictment Is About Something Far Bigger Than Seashells
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a federal grand jury over an Instagram post featuring seashells arranged to spell '86 47,' which prosecutors allege was a coded threat against President Donald Trump. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche emphasized that the indictment is based on far more than the image alone, citing an 11-month investigation by career law enforcement officials. Blanche asserted that intent will be proven through witnesses, documents, and other evidence, and that the judicial process must be allowed to proceed.
- ▪The indictment against James Comey stems from an Instagram post with seashells spelling '86 47,' interpreted by prosecutors as a threat against President Trump.
- ▪Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that career prosecutors and federal agents in North Carolina conducted an 11-month investigation before the grand jury returned the indictment.
- ▪Blanche confirmed that evidence beyond the Instagram post exists and that prosecutors are prepared to prove every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
- ▪Conservative legal scholar Jonathan Turley criticized the indictment as 'facially unconstitutional' unless unknown facts support it, which Blanche affirmed do exist.
- ▪Comey deleted the post the same day and claimed he did not realize '86' had violent connotations, a defense Blanche dismissed.
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The Comey Indictment Is About Something Far Bigger Than Seashells Matt Margolis | 9:55 AM on May 04, 2026 AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite When a federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey last week, the story that dominated headlines was the infamous Instagram post — specifically, the image of seashells arranged to spell out "86 47," which prosecutors say a reasonable person familiar with the circumstances would interpret as a serious expression of intent to harm President Donald Trump.
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