Ex-FBI director James Comey indicted for 2nd time
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A photo of seashells and a series of numbers have reared their heads back into the spotlight as James Comey has been indicted again.
One number is at the center of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) latest indictment of former FBI Director James Comey: 86. Last May, Comey posted on Instagram a photo of seashells arranged
The charges against Comey involve a May 2025 social media post featuring seashells arranged to display "86 47," which Trump allies interpret as a threat against Trump. Here's why.
Federal prosecutors say former FBI Director James Comey's use of the term “86” on Instagram was a threat “to do harm" to President Donald Trump — but some food service workers say the term is "everyday lingo" to them.
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The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted on April 21, 2026, on federal fraud charges. The Justice Department alleges that the civil rights group known as the SPLC improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist and extremist groups for inside information.