Democratic Congressman Parrots Post That Got Comey Indicted for Threatening to Kill the President
The passage describes a politically charged dispute involving a California congressman, a “86 47” slogan, and charges related to alleged threats against President Donald Trump.
It says Rep. Ted Lieu posted “86 47” on X,portraying it as a reference to an alleged threat incident connected to former FBI Director James Comey. The text claims Comey was indicted by a federal grand jury for threatening to assassinate Trump, tied to an earlier Instagram post that depicted seashells forming “8647,” which supporters interpreted as a call for Trump’s assassination. It explains the alleged meaning of “86” as shorthand for elimination and “47” as Trump’s position as the 47th president.
The article also describes Lieu’s motivation as a response to a clip featuring acting attorney General Todd Blanche. It includes Lieu’s prediction that the DOJ case against Comey will fail, that Comey may receive a monetary settlement in a future governance, and that Blanche would later face disbarment.
In addition, the passage references efforts involving attorneys associated wiht Trump’s 2020 election challenges and notes skepticism from some legal scholars about the Comey case, including claims it could fail under First Amendment grounds. It further discusses an alleged would-be Trump assassin from Torrance, mentions accusations of sexual misconduct attributed to Trump in a manifesto, and notes Trump has survived multiple previous assassination attempts, along with other plots described in the text.
Democratic California Rep. Ted Lieu posted “86 47” on his X account Sunday, mimicking an alleged threat to assassinate President Donald Trump that former FBI Director James Comey posted last year, which prompted a federal indictment.
A federal grand jury indicted Comey Tuesday on charges of threatening to assassinate Trump over a May 2025 Instagram post that depicted seashells forming the numbers “8647,” a phrase interpreted by Trump supporters as calling for the president’s assassination. The number 86 is shorthand for the elimination of someone — often with implied lethality. Trump is sometimes referred to as “47” because he is the country’s 47th president
Lieu, whose district includes Torrance, California, where Trump’s accused would-be assassin Cole Allen resided, posted a response to a clip of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s appearance on “Meet the Press” that included the term, a message parroted by leftists during Friday protests.
“Here are three things that will happen: 1. DOJ will lose the Comey case. 2. In the next Administration, Comey will get a big monetary settlement for selective prosecution. 3. After this Administration ends, @DAGToddBlanche will get disbarred. 86 47,” Lieu said.
Here are three things that will happen:
1. DOJ will lose the Comey case.
2. In the next Administration, Comey will get a big monetary settlement for selective prosecution.
3. After this Administration ends, @DAGToddBlanche will get disbarred.
86 47 https://t.co/wM8BbalGTm
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 3, 2026
Attorneys who represented Trump during the president’s efforts to contest the results of the 2020 election, notably Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman, faced efforts to strip their licenses to practice law.
Lieu accused Trump of raping children during a Feb. 3 news conference that aired on C-SPAN, referencing claims made in files involving registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which the Department of Justice characterized as false.
Some legal scholars, including George Washington law professor Jonathan Turley, expressed skepticism with the Department of Justice’s case against Comey, saying the case could fail on First Amendment grounds.
In a manifesto, Allen, a teacher from Torrance charged with attempting to assassinate Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner April 25, claimed Trump was a “pedophile” and “rapist.” Trump survived two previous assassination attempts during the 2024 presidential campaign, one during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and the other while Trump was playing a round of golf in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Previous attempts on Trump’s life included two schemes to send poisoned letters and a plot by a man who tried to take a law enforcement officer’s gun to shoot Trump during a June 2016 campaign event in Las Vegas.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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