Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche ably smacked down NBC’s Kristen Welker after she called into question the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey for threatening President Trump’s life and hinted that more bombshells are about to drop in the case.
As The Gateway Punditreported, an arrest warrant was issued for former FBI Director James Comey after he was indicted by a grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina related to his Trump assassination post on Instagram.
The US Marshals were asked to provide Comey with the indictment and they issued an arrest warrant. Comey faces up to 20 years in prison.
Last May, Comeycalledfor Trump to be killed in a Instagram post which said “8647” in seashell formation.
On “Meet the Press,” Welker openly questioned Blanche on how one single seashell image could be regarded as a serious threat against the most powerful person in the world.
Blanche responded by saying this was an ongoing investigation before dropping a mini-bombshell: Investigators are looking at more than just the Instagram post Comey made.
NBC News’ Kristen Welker: “How does that image of seashells [that James Comey posted on the beach of ‘8647’] amount to a serious threat against the president’s life?”
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche: “Well, every case requires an investigation. And what you just showed is…pic.twitter.com/5YdvO41MrC
— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress)May 3, 2026
WELKER: The grand jury has indicted the former FBI director for this Instagram post (shows “8647” post)…8647 in seashells which the indictment says quote “a reasonable recipient who is familiar with the circumstances would interpret as a serious expression of an intent to do harm to the President of the United States.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
