A major news story from the past week involved former FBI Director James Comey, who shared a photo of seashells arranged on a beach spelling out “86 47.” Many speculated this was a veiled threat against President Donald Trump, as “86” is often slang for eliminating someone.

Following criticism, Comey removed the post, stating he was unaware it could be interpreted violently. Despite this, he was interviewed by the Secret Service regarding the incident. 

Former CIA Director John Brennan came to his defense, saying he, Brennan, didn’t understand that expression either. 

So we have to conclude either they’re not telling us the truth, or they’re the most ignorant law enforcement/intel people. 

Interestingly, not only does MSNBC feature the controversial Brennan, but they also hosted Comey alongside Nicolle Wallace for clarification and promotion of his new book. During the interview, Comey insisted he anticipated no issues from simply “walking on the beach with my wife.” 

Nicolle Wallace: “You are back in the middle of a political firestorm.”

James Comey: “Yeah, for walking on the beach with my wife.” pic.twitter.com/WkmcDdEz8I

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 19, 2025

Um, it was far more than “walking on the beach with your wife.” Now, he’s acting like the poor, beset upon victim. 

Listen as he describes here that he recognized it as a political statement, but still thinks it was a “clever way to express a political viewpoint,” and took time to make with the different colored shells. 

James Comey adopts the ‘Aw-Shucks’ defense —

— says he’s just an old granddad that wears sweaters and jeans who saw some shells with an “artistic flair” and wanted to take a “silly picture.”

“I thought, what a clever way to express a political view.”

“The shells were the same… pic.twitter.com/YckBVrmZf3

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) May 19, 2025

That is incredibly twisted. He’s admitting he knew it was political, but he posted it anyway?

Yet even now, knowing what it means, he thinks it’s “clever” and took so much time, and thought? How was this guy ever the FBI Director? 

“What a clever way to express a political view!” he crowed. 

“The shells were the same color for each of the letters, the different colors for the letters. It took a lot of work. Somebody with artistic flair did that. And I have a hard time believing it was anybody with a, a dark intention.

And it certainly was no dark intention on my part, or my spouse’s part.”

No, it’s not clever. Anyone who thinks it was clever is truly warped. 

Oh, and that wasn’t the first shell message he “found” on the beach. He’d previously found a Kamala Harris shell message. 

So…James Comey endorses and promoted Kamala Harris with a seashell on the beach down his Instagram wall….but now today he just happened to come across random seashells spelling out to 86 47 and it is just a happenstance. Interesting political beach he inhabits. pic.twitter.com/GDD4J0DIW9

— Brian Ralston (@brianralston) May 16, 2025

I live near the beach, and maybe I live in a mellow, less political area, but funny how I don’t find these shell messages. Odd how Comey does. 

Comey also wants you to buy his book. Odd the coincidence. It’s about a right-wing podcaster (of course), where there’s a question of holding someone accountable and the line between speech and crime. 

Nicolle Wallace is helping James Comey sell his new “crime novel.” pic.twitter.com/mJyLwCmOOk

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 19, 2025

Can I say again how lucky we are that Trump is in office, and Democrats are no longer in power?