James Comey posted picture of shells arranged to say ‘8647’, using common slang for kicking a customer out of a bar
James Comey is accused of calling for Trump’s death – but what does ‘86’ really mean?
Donald Trump accused the former FBI director James Comey on Friday of calling for his assassination in a coded social media post written in seashells.
Comey’s Instagram post – a photograph of seashells on a beach arranged to spell the numbers 8647, which he captioned “Cool shell formation on my beach walk” – was used by rightwing supporters of Trump to claim that it was a call to assassinate the US president. The Secret Service said it has launched an investigation.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/16/james-comey-investigation-8647-trump
Author : Edward Helmore in New York
Publish date : 2025-05-17 01:15:00
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