The US Department of Justice has once again indicted James Comey – this time, for an alleged threat the former FBI director made toward President Donald Trump on Instagram, as reported earlier by CNN. In its indictment, filed in a North Carolina federal court on Tuesday, the DOJ cites the now-deleted image Comey posted to Instagram last May, which showed a seashell arrangement making up the numbers “8647.”
The DOJ claims “a reasonable recipient who is familiar with the circumstances would interpret as a serious expression of an intent to do harm.” The phrase “eighty-six” can be used as slang that means to “get rid of” or “throw out,” accord …
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