{"id":2436891,"date":"2025-05-20T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/truly-pathetic-video-comey-literally-blames-his-wife-for-86-47-picture\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T09:20:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:20:42","slug":"truly-pathetic-video-comey-literally-blames-his-wife-for-86-47-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/truly-pathetic-video-comey-literally-blames-his-wife-for-86-47-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"Truly Pathetic Video: Comey Literally Blames His Wife for &#8217;86 47&#8242; Picture"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftruly-pathetic-video-comey-literally-blames-his-wife-for-86-47-picture%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2436891&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>James Comey, former FBI director, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hallmarks-self-described-king-of-gay-christmas-wont-comment-on-candace-cameron-bures-marriage-remarks\/\" title=\"Hallmark\u2019s Self...Described \u2018King Of Gay Christmas\u2019 Won\u2019t Comment On Candace Cameron Bure\u2019s Marriage Remarks\">recently sparked controversy<\/a> by posting a photo of seashells arranged in a way that some interpreted as a call for violence against Donald Trump. The arrangement referenced an activist slogan related to removing Trump from office. After backlash, Comey claimed he was unaware of the violent connotations associated with the numbers &#8220;86&#8221; and asserted that he opposes violence. He later apologized, suggesting the idea for the post came from his wife. comey&#8217;s statements have lead to criticism of his character and judgment, especially considering he is promoting a new book that addresses themes of violence in political discourse. The timing of this incident coincides with significant developments surrounding President Biden&#8217;s health, which seems to overshadow Comey&#8217;s scandal. it highlights the current politically charged climate where reactions to political statements can spiral into major controversies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It never occurred to me that it was any kind of controversial thing, but that&rsquo;s the kind of time we live in.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Those are the words of James Brien Comey Jr., former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and someone who&rsquo;s spent no considerable amount of his life investigating threats on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-meets-with-tech-company-execs-about-cybersecurity\/\" title=\"Biden meets with tech company execs about cybersecurity\">high-profile targets<\/a>. Those are also the words of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reason-trump-issues-response-comeys-assassination-post-reveals-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current professional NeverTrumper<\/a> and hack crime novelist whose latest book &mdash; out Tuesday! &mdash; deals with a far-right social media personality who law enforcement officials feel &ldquo;went far beyond the protection of the First Amendment when he singled out his enemies by name and suggested &lsquo;something should be done&rsquo; about them,&rdquo; according to a blurb from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/9781613166444\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Publisher&rsquo;s Weekly<\/a>. &ldquo;His fans have obliged, killing or grievously injuring some of his foes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He is also a social media personality himself, taking an interest in nature and life&rsquo;s great questions:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This guy, I swear <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yFnWajIQyP\">pic.twitter.com\/yFnWajIQyP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aelfred The Great (@aelfred_D) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aelfred_D\/status\/1923141728082563493?\">May 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Those edibles must have been stronger than advertised. Anyhow, those identities all managed to collide last week in a three-way trainwreck in which Comey posted a picture of seashells in an &ldquo;86 47&rdquo; arrangement &mdash; an activist slogan, which is chanted to invoke getting rid of Donald Trump, president No. 47; given the lack of potentiality of him being removed from office by constitutional means at this point in time, it either means waiting for his term to end or waiting for his life to end, something a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-former-fbi-director-james-comey-calling-assassination-president-trump-dems-cheer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI director<\/a> should be expected to reasonably intuit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just James Comey causally calling for my dad to be murdered.<\/p>\n<p>This is who the Dem-Media worships. Demented!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4LUK6crHAT\">pic.twitter.com\/4LUK6crHAT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr\/status\/1923118680658862260?\">May 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He then posted a subsequent apology in which he said he &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence&rdquo; and that the thought &ldquo;never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.&rdquo; After a visit from the Secret Service, he&rsquo;s now doing the predictable non-apology apology appearance (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/priceless-comey-now-become-villain-book-just-read-description\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I called the venue four days ago<\/a>: It was on MSNBC, all right) and marking the whole controversy down to these things:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>He had no idea what this meant.<\/li>\n<li>It was his wife&rsquo;s idea, anyway.<\/li>\n<li>He doesn&rsquo;t want to be associated with violence of any kind.<\/li>\n<li>Oh, by the way, he has a book coming out! Did he mention that? &ldquo;FDR Drive,&rdquo; due out May 20. Skip that whole Tapper\/Thompson expos&eacute; on former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/panicking-tapper-hires-crisis-pr-firm-everyone-sees-didnt-know-biden-debilitated-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Joe Biden&rsquo;s deteriorating mental condition<\/a> and pick up your copy at Amazon posthaste!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>According to the interview with Comey, he was walking with his wife on the beach &ldquo;to prepare for this week, which was the launch of my book, and to think about the book and to prepare to answer questions about it.&rdquo; That&rsquo;s when they ran across the shell formation, which he thought was cryptic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, I think it&rsquo;s some kind of political message,&rdquo; he realized.<\/p>\n<p>He then recalled that his wife thought &ldquo;86&rdquo; meant to take an item off the menu from her days as a restaurant server.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To me, as a kid [&rsquo;86&rsquo;] always meant to leave a place, to ditch a place,&rdquo; he said, it apparently both dawning on them what it meant.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I said, &lsquo;That&rsquo;s really clever.&rsquo; So then she said, &lsquo;You should take a picture of that,&rsquo; and I did, and then I posted it on my Instagram account and thought nothing more of it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Until, of course, people noticed the obvious subtext, and he took it down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I heard through her that people were saying it was some sort of a call for assassination, which is crazy,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Even if I think it&rsquo;s crazy&rdquo; Comey says he took it down because, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to be associated with violence of any kind.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MSNBC: &ldquo;You are back in the middle of a political firestorm.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>COMEY: &ldquo;Yeah, for walking on the beach with my wife&hellip;&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CiRQHNMPvy\">pic.twitter.com\/CiRQHNMPvy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1924573099636228362?\">May 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now there&rsquo;s a sign of a real man: &ldquo;My wife made me do it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s bad enough if it&rsquo;s because you didn&rsquo;t mow the lawn for three weeks and you got spouse-shamed into finally doing what you&rsquo;re supposed to. However, to go on national television as the former FBI director and swear &mdash; as you have a novel coming out about a social media personality who implicitly encourages violence against his political enemies &mdash; that his wife came up with the idea to post something that implicitly encourages violence against <em>the one political enemy<\/em> he&rsquo;s built the final act of his career around beggars description.<\/p>\n<p>Really, they should have just conducted the interview from the floor, with the top of Comey&rsquo;s head peeking out from behind the hem of his wife&rsquo;s flowing peasant skirt as he hid behind her. It would have a much more apt visual metaphor for the spectacle.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of Comey, he has &ldquo;luck&rdquo; &mdash; if you can call it that &mdash; of former Rep. Gary Condit, in that one outrage is trumped (pun unintended) by an even greater one. Condit, you might remember, is the former California congressman who was having an affair with an intern who suddenly disappeared. The nation was riveted throughout the summer of 2001 as to whether an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-melts-down-on-camera-after-trump-is-named-person-of-the-year-is-this-a-joke\/\" title=\"Don Lemon Melts Down On Camera After ... Is Named &#039;Person of the Year&#039;: &#039;Is This a Joke?&#039;\">elected official &#038;mdash<\/a>; whose pusillanimity in taking responsibility for the extramarital dalliance at a time when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woman-accuses-husband-cheating-ilhan-omar-explosive-divorce-document\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">those things were actual scandals<\/a> led people to believe he might be more than a coward &mdash; could possibly be a killer.<\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, that intern was sadly killed by a non-elected official while jogging in Rock Creek Park. However, the potential depredations of Condit were overshadowed by the fact that &mdash; as the scandal was unfolding and the hunt for the intern was still on &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kjp-forget-9-11-happened-bidens-press-secretary-drops-wrong-date-mistake-take-internet-storm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">9\/11 occurred<\/a> and nearly 3,000 innocent people were killed by terrorists. Condit, very suddenly, became irrelevant.<\/p>\n<p>In Comey&rsquo;s case, his post &mdash; his wife&rsquo;s idea, honest! &mdash; occurred on Thursday. On Friday afternoon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/audio-damning-2023-biden-cover-exposed-stunning-cognitive-collapse-caught-tape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the audio of the infamous interview<\/a> then-President Joe Biden gave to special counsel Robert Hur in October 2023 finally came out, revealing pauses and slurred speech, which wasn&rsquo;t in the transcripts and which would have led any sane person who heard it to the conclusion that the man speaking was not mentally well and likely suffering from some form of serious neurological degradation.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, two days before that Tapper\/Thompson book was set to drop with the most thorough description of how that neurological degradation was hidden from the American public, the office of former President Biden announced he had Stage 4B prostate cancer &mdash; not only a stunning admission for a man recently seeking four more years in presidency, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lie-doctors-weigh-aggressive-biden-cancer-diagnosis-story-doesnt-add\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an unusual diagnosis<\/a> for someone so recently in the Oval Office to suddenly spring upon the nation, given that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >metastatic prostate cancer takes years<\/a> to develop, especially in someone Biden&rsquo;s age, and is easy to detect in someone who is getting regular physical examinations, like any president would be.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, James Comey is suddenly very irrelevant again, a la Gary Condit, which doesn&rsquo;t make him any less dishonest or cowardly.<\/p>\n<p>Comey is the former director of the FBI, one of the several federal bodies dedicated to detecting violent threats against prominent individuals, implicit or explicit. He knows what the term &ldquo;86&rdquo; means &mdash; &ldquo;to ditch&rdquo; &mdash; and knows, as anyone familiar with political reality is, that President Donald Trump will not be ditched for 1,341 more days as of Monday unless he himself expires before his term does. He admits, he knew the statement was political, as well, and he knows that there is no way Trump can run for higher office again.<\/p>\n<p>Unless he can come up with convincing evidence that his wife was running the show while he was at the FBI &mdash; much like the wife of the man who replaced him in the headlines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jill-biden-steps-joe-struggles-answer-view-co-hosts-question-cognitive-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was probably doing at the White House<\/a> &mdash; what more do you need to know about this man&rsquo;s character to grasp the poverty of his judgment?<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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His recent comments come as he promotes his new book, which features a far-right social media figure accused by law enforcement of inciting violence against his adversaries. This individual has reportedly inspired some fans to harm those he targets. Comey himself is also active on social media and engages with various topics, including nature and philosophical questions.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Comey found himself at the center of controversy after posting a photo of seashells arranged in an &#8220;86 47&#8221; pattern-an activist slogan aimed at removing Donald Trump from office. Given the current political climate and Trump&#8217;s ongoing presidency, this could imply waiting for either the end of his term or something more drastic. Following backlash over this post suggesting violence against Trump, Comey issued an apology claiming he didn&#8217;t realize its implications and removed it out of opposition to any form of violence.<\/p>\n<p>In subsequent interviews following a visit from Secret Service agents due to the uproar over his post, Comey downplayed responsibility by stating it was actually his wife&#8217;s idea and emphasized that he does not condone violence. He also mentioned that he had been preparing for questions about his upcoming book during their beach walk when they stumbled upon the shell arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>Comey&#8217;s situation echoes past political scandals where one controversy can overshadow another; however, despite this incident&#8217;s gravity regarding potential calls for violence against Trump-who is central to much of Comey&#8217;s public narrative-it seems he&#8217;s managed to divert attention away from himself due to other unfolding events involving President Biden&#8217;s health disclosures.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, while attempting to distance himself from any violent connotations associated with &#8220;86,&#8221; it&#8217;s clear that as someone who once led investigations into serious threats against high-profile figures like Trump, Comey&#8217;s judgment may be called into question given these circumstances surrounding both him and current political dynamics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2436892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/James-Comey-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6442,23264,50410,50380,50531],"class_list":["post-2436891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-blame","tag-comey","tag-controversy-2","tag-humor-2","tag-video-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/James-Comey-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2436891"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2436895,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436891\/revisions\/2436895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2436892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2436891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2436891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2436891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}