"An outspoken critic of the president, Comey has previously stated that he saw Trump as “morally unfit” to serve as commander-in-chief."
"Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Fox News Thursday night that ex-FBI Director James Comey should be “put behind bars” for “issuing a call to assassinate” President Donald Trump on social media.
"Earlier Thursday, Comey shared a photo of seashells on a sandy beach that spelled out “86 47,” and captioned the post “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.”
"The number “86” has long been recognized as slang for kill, nix, or eliminate, and the number “47” is typically used to refer to Trump, the 47th President of the United States. Used in the military, 86 can refer to scrapping equipment or ending a mission, or, more sharply, mean neutralizing or eliminating a target. The term has also been associated with black ops and intelligence slang to denote the permanent, off the books removal of a target.
"Comey deleted the post and claimed he wasn’t aware that the number “86” stood for any sort of violence, an implausible excuse given his former high position in the Intelligence Community." . . .
"During an appearance on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Gabbard said Comey knew exactly what he was doing and needs to “be held to account according to the law.”
"The DNI told Watters that “a little over a month ago, a bunch of anti-Trump, anti-Musk protesters were proliferating the use of this 86-47 slogan, which is a veiled call to action to murder the sitting president of the United States.”
"Gabbard continued: “For Comey to think that we, the American people, are so stupid as to think that he—as a former FBI Director, a former prosecutor, and someone who clearly pays attention to what’s going on—didn’t know what this actually was calling for.” . . .
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