Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he can not find evidence of the term 86 being used as a call for violence while discussing the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
Host Jake Tapper said, “Speaking of prosecutions, the Justice Department indicted former FBI Director James Comey again, this time for posting a photograph on Instagram of seashells spelling out 86, 47, 47. Obviously, Donald Trump is the 47th president. Here’s what President Trump had to say about that.”
Trump said, “Well, if anybody knows anything about crime, they know 86, you know, in the 80s, it’s a mob term for kill them. You know, have you ever seen the movies? 86, the mobster says to one of his wonderful associates, 86 him. That means kill him.”
Tapper said, “Do you think posting 86 47 is a crime?”
Tillis said, “No, I you know, again,
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