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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

Justice Department issues arrest warrant for former FBI chief James Comey charging ‘threat’ against Trump using seashells

The Justice Department issued an arrest warrant for former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, claiming in a new indictment that the staunch Donald Trump critic made a threat against the president — albeit one written in sand using seashells.

The matter stems from a photo he posted to social media of seashells arranged on a North Carolina beach to read, “86 47,” the first numbers indicating a slang term for getting rid of someone or something and the second presumed to be a reference to Trump, who became the 47th president of the United States in his second term.

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