Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=5wTAfmMSdpS Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Former FBI Director James Comey to go on trial in October over alleged threats to President Trump [mu5pOuMw8kV] Health Updated on August 10, 2026 EDT — Published on August 10, 2026 EDT Former FBI Director James Comey Comey was charged in a two-count indictment last week with “knowingly and willfully" communicating a threat against Trump by posting an Instagram photo of seashells in the numerical arrangement of “86 47.” Prosecutors allege the photo constituted a threat against Trump, the 47th president. Comey has said he assumed the seashell arrangement, which he says he found on a beach, reflected a political message — not a call to violence — and that he removed the post once he saw that some people were interpreting it as a threat. MORE: DNMrACUxIzF qJQTH1k1Bwm 8SJ3i9XzZBA ZWZNp1aGiQn 2WDrP3by5g8 hbO9u1KoFq3 Ds7pI0e7Rcs
Former FBI Director James Comey Comey was charged in a two-count indictment last week with “knowingly and willfully" communicating a threat against Trump by posting an Instagram photo of seashells in the numerical arrangement of “86 47.” Prosecutors allege the photo constituted a threat against Trump, the 47th president. Comey has said he assumed the seashell arrangement, which he says he found on a beach, reflected a political message — not a call to violence — and that he removed the post once he saw that some people were interpreting it as a threat. MORE: DNMrACUxIzF qJQTH1k1Bwm 8SJ3i9XzZBA ZWZNp1aGiQn 2WDrP3by5g8 hbO9u1KoFq3 Ds7pI0e7Rcs