Comey’s Beach Post and Free Speech | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 27, 2026 · 1m

Former FBI Director James Comey is fighting to have a federal indictment dismissed over an Instagram post from May 2025 that spelled “eighty-six forty-seven” with seashells — a phrase his lawyers argue was protected political speech, not a criminal threat. They contend the post, which he later deleted after backlash, was a common political slogan and that prosecuting him would set a dangerous precedent for silencing political dissent. The defense also claims he was targeted for his views, pointing to similar phrases used against Trump without legal consequences. Prosecutors charged him nearly…