BREAKING: Comey Indicted Again, This Time Over ‘8647’ Seashell Post Tied To Trump

The United States Department of Justice indicted former FBI Director James Comey for a second time on Tuesday, several outlets reported.

The new charges, according to a Fox News report, stemmed from a provocative Instagram post shared by the ex-FBI chief a year earlier. Comey’s photo showed a seashell formation — which he claimed to have stumbled across by happenstance — depicting the numbers “86” and “47.”

Critics immediately assumed that the shell formation had a sinister meaning. In the restaurant world, “86” generally means to take out or eliminate — and “47” was a presumptive reference to President Donald Trump, who is currently serving as the 47th President of the United States.

Just James Comey causally calling for my dad to be murdered.

This is who the Dem-Media worships. Demented!!!! pic.twitter.com/4LUK6crHAT

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 15, 2025

The now-deleted post earned Comey a visit from the Secret Service — and the ousted FBI head honcho released a public message attempting to downplay the incident.

“I posted a picture earlier of some shells I saw on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message,” Comey said on Instagram. “I didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.”

The Daily Wire has reached out to the Department of Justice for comment. Former FBI Director James Comey did not immediately respond to the new charges.

 

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In September 2025, the Department of Justice indicted Comey for making false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. A federal judge dismissed those charges, finding that Lindsey Halligan, the Trump-appointed prosecutor who secured their indictments, was unlawfully serving as interim U.S. attorney.