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James Comey surrenders to authorities after indictment over seashell post
Indictment claims ex-FBI director’s social media post last year of shells arranged into ‘86 47’ was threat against Trump
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James Comey made a brief appearance in court on Wednesday after the justice department indicted him over a social media post in a renewed bid to prosecute one of Donald Trump’s longtime political adversaries.
The former FBI director was indicted in North Carolina on Tuesday over a photograph he posted last year of seashells arranged in the numbers “86 47” – a message the justice department says amounts to a threat against Trump, the 47th US president.
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Lauren Gambino · Wed, Apr 29, 2026, 11:35 AM
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Indictment claims ex-FBI director’s social media post last year of shells arranged into ‘86 47’ was threat against Trump
James Comey made a brief appearance in court on Wednesday after the justice department indicted him over a social media post in a renewed bid to prosecute one of Donald Trump’s longtime political adversaries.
The former FBI director was indicted in North Carolina on Tuesday over a photograph he posted last year of seashells arranged in the numbers “86 47” – a message the justice department says amounts to a threat against Trump, the 47th US president.
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