James Comey indicted over Instagram seashell photo that allegedly threatened Trump

A photo of James Comey

The US Department of Justice has once again indicted James Comey – this time, for an alleged threat the former FBI director made toward President Donald Trump on Instagram, as reported earlier by CNN. In its indictment, filed in a North Carolina federal court on Tuesday, the DOJ cites the now-deleted image Comey posted to Instagram last May, which showed a seashell arrangement making up the numbers « 8647. »

The DOJ claims « a reasonable recipient who is familiar with the circumstances would interpret as a serious expression of an intent to do harm. » The phrase « eighty-six » can be used as slang that means to « get rid of » or « throw out, » accord …

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