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Trump Accuses Comey of Coded Assassination Threat Over Instagram Post

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      Jonathan Turley
      I have been one of Comey's long-standing critics,
      Newsweek
      George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley told Newsweek
    • 88:88
      Intent to harm is necessary and nothing in his post expresses any type of intent,
      Newsweek
      he said
    • 88:88
      I was walking along the beach and these rocks and shells suddenly appeared. I assumed it was a political message."
      Newsweek
      The caption of the post said
    • 88:88
      Justin Gilbert
      Carbon cats are musicians who purloin ideas. … And, if after hearing you, they say 'Eighty-six' that means you’re positively no good!"
      The Gazette
      Justin Gilbert from the Bergen Evening Record wrote in April 1939
    • 88:88
      To deny re-entry, sometimes legally or by other force; to remove or ban from approaching certain places."
      The Gazette
      Urban Dictionary, which commonly defines slang, defines the 86'ed as
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      I didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence,
      CNN
      Comey said Thursday of the number “86,” which can refer to something being tossed away or taken out
    • 88:88
      We've already seen assassination attempts,
      Fox News
      she told Fox News
    • 88:88
      I was strolling along the beach one day, in the very merry month of May, when much to my surprise, what appeared before my eyes, but an anti-Trump shell display."
      Fox News
      Comey’s version of events goes something like this
    • 88:88
      Here I am at the beach thinking about Trump, here I am in the forest thinking about Trump, now I am by the lake, and I am thinking about Trump."
      Fox News
      For years, Comey’s whole social media feed has been
    • 88:88
      He’s calling for the assassination of the president.”
      The New York Times
      He added
    • 88:88
      Jesse Sheidlower
      There can be ambiguity because what other people think and what you think don’t have to match,
      The New York Times
      Mr. Sheidlower said
    • 88:88
      Jesse Sheidlower
      In the ’30s and ’40s, there were numerical codes used in diners,
      The New York Times
      said Jesse Sheidlower, an adjunct professor at Columbia University whose specialty is slang
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      Jesse Sheidlower
      It broadly means unavailability and thus ending,
      The New York Times
      Mr. Sheidlower said,
    • 88:88
      Jesse Sheidlower
      Yes, it can mean ‘to murder,’
      The New York Times
      Mr. Sheidlower added
    • 88:88
      Ted Cruz
      There is no doubt that James Comey hated Donald Trump,
      Fox News
      Ted Cruz said
    • 88:88
      Know that these people – some evil, most just followers too weak to stand up – will fade, but the need for your work will remain,
      Fox News
      the post said in part
    • 88:88
      Don't let the darkness of bad people steal the joy of public service,
      Fox News
      it added
    • 88:88
      Having failed in his attempts to take down President Trump as one of the main architects of the Russia collusion hoax, Comey has now resorted to the unthinkable: calling for violence against our Commander-in-Chief,
      Fox News
      the RSC chairman told Fox News Digital
    • 88:88
      It neither constitutes a true threat nor merits federal investigation. 86 has a lot of possible meanings, and the idea that spelling it out in seashells and posting it to Instagram is a true threat is quite a stretch,
      CNN
      the organization said
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      He carries the institutional weight of the FBI, so his public commentary should reflect that standard,
      CNN
      Wackrow said