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Why '86' is at the center of DOJ's latest Comey case
Key takeaways
- Last May, Comey posted on Instagram a photo of seashells arranged to form the numbers 86-47 and wrote, Cool shell formation on my beach walk.
- At the time, Trump argued that Comey intended to call for his assassination with the post.
- If you re the FBI director and you don t know what that meant, that meant assassination, Trump, the 47th president, told Fox News last May.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Last May, Comey posted on Instagram a photo of seashells arranged to form the numbers 86-47 and wrote, Cool shell formation on my beach walk.
The grand jury indictment in the Eastern District of North Carolina states that the former FBI chief did knowingly and willfully make a threat to take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon President Trump in posting the photo.
At the time, Trump argued that Comey intended to call for his assassination with the post.
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