Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=UTF2PqRRdcv 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 [MiuPrwHDXUW] 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: LCyh7BUgr4Q VkwSA3ji8zc WdEli49lj7V 0QwVj0nSppD QQqJpo1z507
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: LCyh7BUgr4Q VkwSA3ji8zc WdEli49lj7V 0QwVj0nSppD QQqJpo1z507