President Donald Trump criticized former FBI Director James Comey for putting his life in danger by posting a photo of seashells in the sand that spelled out “86 47,” a phrase that detractors claimed was a call to kill the commander in chief.
Trump was asked on Wednesday during an Oval Office event whether he thought Comey, who was indicted over the post this week, was actually endangering his life over the photo.
“Probably, I don’t know,” Trump said. “Based on what I’m seeing out there, yeah. People like Comey have created tremendous danger for politicians and others. You know, Comey is a dirty cop.”
Comey was indicted for a second time by a grand jury in North Carolina on Tuesday over the picture, which was posted on Instagram last summer. The now-deleted post also included the caption: “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.”
During Wednesday’s White House event,
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