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The Latest Breaking News from James Comey

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s boyfriend threatens ‘Big, Beautiful Handcuffs’ for Trump’s opponents

They make quite the couple.

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Trump says space force general will lead Golden Dome missile defense project – as it happened

Funding for Trump’s missile defense shield idea to protect the US from long-range strikes included in tax bill facing opposition from some Republicans

The Guardian - US

Former FBI director James Comey says claim that his ‘8647’ Instagram post was threatening is ‘crazy’

‘It’s not my first rodeo’ with Trump, Comey tells Nicolle Wallace

The Independent UK

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Trump news at a glance: thinktank finds legal immigrants stripped of protections and sent to El Salvador prison

Report comes as supreme court allows US president to revoke protected status for Venezuelans. Key US politics stories from 19 May 2025

The Guardian - US

Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post "a bit of a distraction"

Former FBI director James Comey says that he’s still a bit bewildered over how a seemingly innocent Instagram shot of shells arranged in the sand led to allegations from Donald Trump among others that he was calling for the president’s assassination and to an interview with the Secret Service."

The Independent UK

Comey says ‘8647’ post that caused Trump firestorm was totally innocent

Former FBI director describes as ‘crazy’ claim that seashell photo on Instagram signified assassination call

The Guardian - US

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says James Comey ‘brought shame to FBI again’ over ‘86 47’ pic

Comey, who was dismissed by President Donald Trump in 2017, shared a photo reading “86 47,” drawing outrage from the right.

The Independent UK

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MAGA in meltdown as Trump fans try to identify who controlled Biden’s ‘autopen’

Biden’s alleged use of an autopen has become an obsession on the right, with Rep. James Comer lashing out on Fox News

The Independent UK

Trump Claims Former FBI Director's Instagram Post Was a Veiled Call for His Assassination: 'A Child Knows What That Meant'

Donald Trump claimed James Comey's deleted "8647" Instagram post was a veiled assassination threat.

Latin Times

The old slang term '86' probably started as restaurant-worker jargon. Suddenly it's in the news

The slang term at the center of a political firestorm around former FBI Director James Comey likely originated as food-service-industry jargon before extending to other uses

The Independent UK

Trump news at a glance: President sees setbacks in the courts and Congress as controversial Gulf tour ends

The supreme court blocks White House bid to resume deportations as lawyers say Venezuelans face ‘torture’ in El Salvador. Key US politics stories from Friday 16 May at a glance

The Guardian - US

Secret Service interviewing ex-FBI director James Comey over ‘8647’ Trump ‘assassination’ threat: report

President Trump says post was an assassination threat

The Independent UK

James Comey's Deleted '86 47' Instagram Post Is Obviously Protected by the First Amendment

A lot of conservatives are falling prey to the same snowflakery they criticize.

Reason

Sheriff says there are indications 10 inmates who escaped New Orleans jail had inside help

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson says there are indications that the ten inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail received help in their escape from people in the department

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Diddy allies are already angling for a pardon for embattled rap mogul from Trump, report says

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces 15 years to life in prison if he’s convicted of sex trafficking in New York

The Independent UK

Trump was in his element as a guest of the Gulf’s autocratic monarchs. So what did the trip actually achieve?

ANALYSIS: The four-day trip let Trump play dealmaker to the tune of trillions of dollars — but his eagerness to please the oil-rich Gulf states could help Beijing gain access to American AI tech, writes Andrew Feinberg

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‘A child knows what that meant’: Trump says Comey ‘called for the assassination of the president’

Trump did not give a clear answer.

The Independent UK

Donald Trump claims James Comey knew what he was doing with ‘86 45’ post

Donald Trump claimed James Comey "knew exactly what that meant" when he posted a picture on social media showing seashells on a beach arranged to resemble the numbers 8647.

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Latin Times

Conservatives Called Out for Using '86 46' in Protest of Biden After Backlash Over Comey's '86 47' Post: 'Stop Being Hypocritical'

Users pointed out that while MAGA supporters defended "86 46" as a call for impeachment, they accused "86 47" of promoting Donald Trump's assassination.

The Guardian - US

What does ‘8647’ really mean? Not what Trump’s supporters are saying

James Comey is accused of calling for Trump’s death with seashell picture spelling out 8647. We explain what it really stands for

The Independent UK

Trump was so desperate for MTG to drop Georgia Senate run he ordered a poll showing she’d get crushed

President’s survey concludes outspoken congresswoman would lose to Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff by brutal 18-point margin in hypothetical matchup

The Guardian - US

Trump accuses former FBI director of calling for his killing through coded picture

James Comey posted picture of shells arranged to say ‘8647’, using common slang for kicking a customer out of a bar

The Independent UK

Indianapolis 500 on pace for 1st sellout since 2016 and local television blackout will be lifted

The Indianapolis 500 is expected to be sold out and the local blackout will be lifted so fans in the area unable to attend can watch it live

The Independent UK

Judge suspended for making ‘G-rated dad jokes’ about defendants. He claims he was ‘trying to lighten the tension’

The judge’s jokes were called ‘inappropriate, undignified, or discourteous’ by Florida’s Judicial Qualifications Commission

The Independent UK

Matt Gaetz insists his use of ‘86’ is ‘distinct’ from Comey’s ‘threat’ as MAGA accused of hypocrisy over term

Exclusive: Matt Gaetz told The Independent that his tweet last year saying he ‘had 86’d’ a number of prominent Republicans was ‘distinct’ from James Comey’s post

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