Comey moves to dismiss seashell case as ’86 47′ message was not a ‘true threat’
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Based on the headline alone, here's what I can say: former FBI Director James Comey has reportedly filed a motion to dismiss a case related to a social media post referencing "8647" (interpreted by some as "86 47," i.e. "get rid of 47," referring to Donald Trump as the 47th president), arguing the message doesn't meet the legal standard for a "true threat." However, I can't verify details like case specifics, court, filing date, or legal arguments without access to the actual article.
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James Comey is a former director of the FBI, the US federal law-enforcement agency. The case concerns a seashell arrangement he shared online that was read by some as the numbers “86 47”; “47” refers to Donald Trump, the 47th US president, while “86” can mean to get rid of something.
In US law, a “true threat” is a serious expression of intent to commit violence, rather than speech that is merely offensive or unsettling. Whether a message meets that standard can affect whether it is treated as a crime, so the case raises questions about how the law applies to ambiguous political messages.