Ex-FBI Director Comey Faces Indictment Over Seashell Image Targeting Trump
TL;DR
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted in North Carolina for allegedly threatening President Trump by posting an Instagram image of seashells forming '8647'; prosecutors say the post transmitted a threat in interstate commerce, while Comey contends it was protected speech, a case that tests free-speech boundaries and the nature of political retaliation.
- Why ‘8647’ landed ex-FBI chief Comey in Trump’s crosshairs Al Jazeera
- Some experts skeptical of second Comey indictment over seashell post BBC
- '86 it': Restaurant workers say the term at the center of James Comey's indictment is 'everyday lingo' NBC News
- Opinion | Comey and Kimmel: Seashells and a Joke The New York Times
- Former FBI Director James Comey arrested in Virginia, appears briefly in court WRAL
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