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Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey pointed fingers at President Donald Trump’s administration Monday for their so-called
Comey removed and apologized for the post, which depicted a seashell message on a beach that spelled out “86 47,” saying he did not know people “associate those numbers with violence.”
The Trump Administration is investigating the former FBI director for posting a photo of seashells that spelled “86 47.”
The Merriam-Webster dictionary traces “86” to “1930s soda-counter slang meaning that an item was sold out. There is varying anecdotal evidence about why the term eighty-six was used, but the most common theory is that it is rhyming slang for nix.”
Former FBI Director James Comey is being investigated by the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security over a now-deleted Instagram post, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday.
Trump administration officials claim former FBI chief James Comey called for violence against the president — which Comey has pushed back on.
A cryptic Instagram post by former FBI Director James Comey has triggered a political firestorm—and a federal investigation—after critics claimed it hinted at violence against former President Donald Trump.