Comey Charged for Beach Shell Post

0:00On April 29th, former FBI director James Comey faces federal charges for posting a photo on social media showing seashells arranged as 864, 7 on a beach. Prosecutors say it was a coded call to 86 President Trump, the 47th Commander-in-Chief, using the old slang for eject or even kill. Comey deleted the post right away and claims he had no idea it could be seen that way. This is the second round of charges against him by the Justice Department, the first one's last November got tossed by a judge for lying to Congress. The case dropped nearly a year after investigators first looked into it back in May 2025. Trump called it a loud and clear assassination threat, while FBI director Cash Patel blasted Comey for putting it out there for the world. Critics of Trump point out 86 has restaurant routes from the 1930s, meaning Nixon item or Buddha customer, and it's popped up in. Chokes about other presidents like Biden as the 46th, or Trump before as the 45th.

1:02Comey's team plans to fight the charges, calling it selective prosecution because he's long criticized the president. He surrendered voluntarily in Virginia, got released pending trial, and faces up to 10 years per count for threatening the president and sending it. Across state lines, no ties to a recent assassination attempt on Trump. As this plays out in North Carolina's eastern district, free speech advocates argue it's protected expression, not a real threat, leaving everyone. Watching have a court spin this shell game. From around the world, powered by AI, this is Global News Today.