3 d. ago Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post "a bit of a distraction"

Former FBI director James Comey says that he’s still a bit bewildered over how a seemingly innocent Instagram shot of shells arranged in the sand led to allegations from Donald Trump among others that he was calling for the president’s assassination and to an interview with the Secret Service."

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7 d. ago Trump accuses former FBI director of calling for his killing through coded picture

James Comey posted picture of shells arranged to say ‘8647’, using common slang for kicking a customer out of a barJames Comey is accused of calling for Trump’s death – but what does ‘86’ really mean?Donald Trump accused the former FBI director James Comey on Friday of calling for his assassination in a coded social media post written in seashells.Comey’s Instagram post – a photograph of seashells on a beach arranged to spell the numbers 8647, which he captioned “Cool shell formation on my beach walk” – was used by rightwing supporters of Trump to claim that it was a call to assassinate the US president. The Secret Service said it has launched an investigation. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump claims ‘8647’ photo from former FBI director James Comey was call to assassinate him – US politics live

US president claims ‘a child would know’ what that slogan means as US Secret Service investigates now-deleted photo of seashells posted on InstagramAlso on Iran, AFP reports that Trump said earlier that Tehran should make a quick decision on an American proposal for a nuclear deal or “something bad will happen”.Speaking in Abu Dhabi as he finished his Gulf tour, Trump said his administration had handed Iran a proposal for a agreement, adding that “they know they have to move quickly or something bad is going to happen”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Matt Gaetz insists his use of ‘86’ is ‘distinct’ from Comey’s ‘threat’ as MAGA accused of hypocrisy over term

Exclusive: Matt Gaetz told The Independent that his tweet last year saying he ‘had 86’d’ a number of Republicans from leadership positions was ‘distinct’ from James Comey’s post because the former FBI director ‘was putting out a call for future action’ while Gaetz’s was ‘in past tense’

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7 d. ago What does 8647 mean? The disturbing Trump Assassination movement as MAGA calls for FBI director's arrest

A disturbing movement calling for Donald Trump 's assassination appeared to get a high-profile nod from former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday.

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7 d. ago Former FBI director James Comey's bizarre excuse for post calling to 'assassinate the President'

Comey posted - and then swiftly deleted - a cryptic picture on his Instagram page on Thursday which featured an assortment of shells arranged to spell out '86 47.'

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7 d. ago MAGA demands immediate arrest of former FBI director James Comey after he 'called for assassination' of Trump

Former FBI director James Comey is under investigation for implying President Donald Trump 'should be assassinated.'

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8 d. ago MAGA demands immediate arrest of former FBI director after he 'called for assassination' of Trump

Former FBI director James Comey is under investigation for implying President Donald Trump 'should be assassinated.'

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