Blanche Says Others Who Post '86 47' Message Won't Be Charged Like Comey

[dalton99a]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/politics/blanche-comey-indictment-seashells.html

Blanche Says Others Who Post ‘86 47’ Message Won’t Be Charged Like Comey
The acting attorney general said such messages were “posted constantly” and said the Justice Department had gathered other evidence against the former F.B.I. director, but declined to describe it.
By Devlin Barrett
May 3, 2026 Updated 11:38 a.m. ET

Asked on NBC’s “Meet The Press” whether others who displayed the same numbers, or bought or sold T-shirts with the same message, would face the same prosecution, Mr. Blanche said no.

The “86 47” message, Mr. Blanche said, is “posted constantly — that phrase is used constantly.” He added, “Every one of those statements do not result in indictments.” What makes Mr. Comey’s case different, he argued, is other evidence collected, which he said he could not describe.

“Of course the seashells are part of that case,” said Mr. Blanche, who acknowledged that proving Mr. Comey’s intent would be crucial to his prosecution. “You prove intent with witnesses; you prove intent with documents,” he said, adding that there was “a body of evidence” that led to Mr. Comey’s indictment. The three-page indictment, secured on Tuesday, was focused only on the seashell post.

Senator Adam B. Schiff, Democrat of California, appeared later on the show and said there was only one thing that distinguished Mr. Comey’s case from other examples of people using the phrase: “the fact that James Comey is a political opponent of the president; it’s the fact that the president has called on him for prosecution; it’s the fact that Todd Blanche wants to keep his job.”

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[Jilly_in_VA]

1. Obviously it's a personal vendetta

for whatever reason. You know that and so do I, Mr. Blanche.

[RockRaven]

2. Blanche can't describe that mysterious "other evidence collected" because they haven't decided what it is yet.

They will gin up something, eventually... perhaps.

[newdeal2]

8. The seashells had antifa written on them

And other banned words.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Or It Doesn't Exist

And never will exist.
The prosecution will go nowhere.

[Callie1979]

3. Selective prosecution. This case will be tossed.

And Blanche needs to be tossed as well

[TrunKated]

4. Maybe e was trying to remember a phone number

867 5309

[madinmaryland]

6. Thanks for the earworm! 🤪

[-misanthroptimist]

5. 86 47

This is a test. If you don't prosecute me, you can't prosecute Comey.

[Kid Berwyn]

7. Comey refused to kiss the Slobfather's tiny hand.

For refusing to be a criminal like him, Trump is CRIMINALLY abusing office to treat Comey like one.

[sop]

9. How about this?

[gordianot]

10. Comey is still an asshole but not for this ridiculous TRUMED up charge.

On the eve of an election he gave Trump a boost throwin Hillary under the bus with an unnecessary disclosure. If Trump wanted to complain about that indiscretion I might understand even though it would go no where like this aberration. Courts seem to love to cancel Trump.

[purr-rat beauty]

11. 8+6+4+7 25th Amendment

It's simple math

But yes....Comey's indictment is just more weaponizing of the gov't from felonious trump

[struggle4progress]

13. :)