Stephen Colbert and James Comey laugh off 8647 controversy
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Former FBI director James Comey stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, where Colbert asked him his thoughts on current Trump-appointed FBI director Kash Patel. Comey was fired by President Trump in 2017,
James Comey, who is under investigation for an Instagram post about Trump, said he believes the judiciary will protect him from a dubious prosecution.
Don't make jokes about 86-ing the President of the United States - especially if you're a former FBI director who was fired by said president. James Comey learned that lesson the hard way after he posted a photo of seashells that wrote out the numbers "86 47.
The Merriam-Webster dictionary traces “86” to “1930s soda-counter slang meaning that an item was sold out. There is varying anecdotal evidence about why the term eighty-six was used, but the most common theory is that it is rhyming slang for nix.”
A Fox News producer was ushered out of James Comey’s book signing after confronting the former FBI director about a social media post that President Donald Trump claimed called for his “assasination.”
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Fox News producer Johnny Belisario confronted James Comey at a book signing to ask about his attention-grabbing anti-Trump Instagram post. But the former FBI director remained tight-lipped until Belisario was led away wanting more.
After being investigated by the Trump administration over a social media post, James Comey tells Nicolle Wallace his advice for people under investigation by the administration. "Take prudent steps, but don't freak out.