Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=A0mLtcJ4jI4 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 [98Z5xiEhcWo] Health Updated on August 08, 2026 EDT — Published on August 08, 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: NZoRWkhI1l8 wdHa1QRL9g3 mpZwtxNVIpt wjxL7wLbAMZ tu6RzSSux8X aACRMdZUDW1
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: NZoRWkhI1l8 wdHa1QRL9g3 mpZwtxNVIpt wjxL7wLbAMZ tu6RzSSux8X aACRMdZUDW1