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 juryindictedComey 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,posteda 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 Fridayprotests.
“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,@DAGToddBlanchewill 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,@DAGToddBlanchewill get disbarred.
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu)May 3, 2026
Attorneys who represented Trump during the president’s efforts to contest the results of the 2020 election, notablyRudy GiulianiandJohn Eastman, faced efforts to strip their licenses to practice law.
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