US_ Comey’s ‘86 47’ Post Could Objectively Be Read as Threat Against Trump, DOJ Argues ( Matthew Vadum - THE EPOCH TIMES )

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Comey’s ‘86 47’ Post Could Objectively Be Read as Threat Against Trump, DOJ Argues

The former FBI director was previously indicted for allegedly threatening the president online.

Author James Comey, former FBI Director, speaks at Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Matthew Vadum
8/19/2026|Updated: 8/19/2026


The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) defended the ongoing prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey in a new court filing on Aug. 18, saying “an objective viewer” could interpret his social media post as threatening the president.

The DOJ has denied that Comey is being prosecuted for his political views and said in the new filing that “there is no serious dispute” that a post of seashells arranged to read “86 47” that he made last year could be understood as a threat against President Donald Trump.

Comey is charged with two federal felony counts of threatening the life of the president and transmitting a threat.

Comey was charged after he posted a photograph on Instagram in May 2025

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