James Comey’s ‘weird’ social media approach lands him in hot water
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James Comey’s controversial, now-deleted Instagram photo of seashells spelling out the numbers “86 47” only adds to a long list of social media posts from the former FBI director that have sparked a mix of both anger and — more often — a heavy dose of eye rolls.
James Comey’s controversial, now-deleted Instagram photo of seashells spelling out the numbers “86 47” only adds to a long list of social media posts from the former FBI director that have sparked a mix of both anger and — more often — a heavy dose of eye rolls. Comey’s social media strategy has transformed from anonymous accounts he secretly kept on Twitter and Instagram in 2017 to a self-promoting approach where he’s posted newsworthy statements, cringe-worthy “dad” jokes, and amateur landscape photography not unlike the seashells on a beach that now have him in hot water with Trump and his allies. Comey, the 6-foot-8 former Republican who has been a source of fury at times for both parties over the past decade, has also used his social media accounts to boost President Donald Trump’s Democratic opponents in the 2020 and 2024 elections, to push back against attacks from Trump and Republican critics, and as an outlet to give commentary on news events, like special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Trump campaign and Russia. “So many questions,” Comey posted in March 2019, along with a photo of himself looking up at tall trees in a forest, after then-Attorney General William Barr released a cherry-picked summary of the Mueller report. Now Comey is under investigation by the Trump administration for the post of seashells on a beach that spelled out the numbers “86 47.” The number 86 can often refer to getting rid of or tossing something out, while 47 corresponds to Trump’s current term in office as the 47th president. The post was met with swift outrage from Trump’s allies and members of his Cabinet. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard suggested Thursday that Comey could be jailed, while Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote in a social media post that DHS and the Secret Service were investigating an alleged threat made against Trump by Comey. Legal and security experts say prosecuting Comey for such a post would likely be fruitless.
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