US_ Comey indictment is ‘not just about a single Instagram post,’ acting attorney general says (Lindsey McPherson - THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Comey indictment is ‘not just about a single Instagram post,’ acting attorney general says

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announces that former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted, at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) more >

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times - Sunday, May 3, 2026


Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday the government has more evidence than an Instagram post supporting charges that former FBI Director James Comey threatened President Trump.

Last year, Mr. Comey posted a photo on Instagram depicting seashells on the beach arranged to read “86 47,” which many took as support for killing Mr. Trump.

“This is not just about a single Instagram post,” Mr. Blanche said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

“This is about a body of evidence that the grand jury collected over the series of about 11 months,” he said. “We will necessarily have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, at trial, every element of this crime, which we’re prepared to do.”

A grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, where Mr. Comey took the seashell photo, indicted the former FBI director on two counts, threatening the president and transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.

The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

A redacted version of the indictment — the unredacted version is under seal — only references the Instagram post as evidence, saying “a reasonable recipient who is familiar with the circumstances would interpret [the post] as a serious expression of an intent to do harm to the President of the United States.”

Mr. Comey took down the photo soon after he posted it. He said he assumed the seashell formation was a political message, but “it never occurred” to him that it was a call to assassinate Mr. Trump.

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