James Comey indicted over Instagram seashell photo that allegedly threatened Trump
James Comey indicted over Instagram seashell photo that allegedly threatened Trump
前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米因 Instagram 贝壳照片被控威胁特朗普
The US Department of Justice has once again indicted James Comey — this time, for an alleged threat the former FBI director made toward President Donald Trump on Instagram, as reported earlier by CNN. In its indictment, filed in a North Carolina federal court on Tuesday, the DOJ cites the now-deleted image Comey posted to Instagram last May, which showed a seashell arrangement making up the numbers “8647.”
据美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）早前报道，美国司法部再次对詹姆斯·科米（James Comey）提起诉讼，理由是这位前联邦调查局局长在 Instagram 上对唐纳德·特朗普总统发出了所谓的威胁。在周二提交至北卡罗来纳州联邦法院的起诉书中，司法部引用了科米去年五月发布在 Instagram 上的一张现已被删除的照片，照片显示贝壳排列成了“8647”这几个数字。
The DOJ claims “a reasonable recipient who is familiar with the circumstances would interpret as a serious expression of an intent to do harm.” The phrase “eighty-six” can be used as slang that means to “get rid of” or “throw out,” according to Merriam-Webster, while Trump is the 47th president of the US. The caption on Comey’s post said “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.”
司法部声称，“任何熟悉相关情况的理性接收者都会将其解读为一种意图造成伤害的严重表达。”根据韦氏词典（Merriam-Webster），“eighty-six”（86）一词在俚语中意为“除掉”或“扔掉”，而特朗普是美国第 47 任总统。科米在帖子的配文中写道：“在海滩散步时看到的酷炫贝壳造型。”
During a press conference on Tuesday, Attorney General Todd Blanche claimed that Comey “knowingly and willfully made a threat to take the life of and to inflict bodily harm” on Trump. The DOJ is charging Comey with threatening the president and transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.
在周二的新闻发布会上，司法部长托德·布兰奇（Todd Blanche）声称，科米“明知故犯地发出了威胁，意图剥夺特朗普的生命并对其造成人身伤害”。司法部指控科米威胁总统，并通过州际贸易渠道传播威胁信息。
“I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message,” Comey said after taking the post down on May 15th. “I didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.” Comey was previously indicted in September 2025 for allegedly lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. A judge later dismissed the case.
“我早些时候发布了一张我在海滩散步时看到的贝壳照片，我以为那是一个政治信息，”科米在 5 月 15 日删除该帖子后表示。“我没意识到有些人会将这些数字与暴力联系起来。我从未这样想过，但我反对任何形式的暴力，所以我删除了帖子。”科米此前曾在 2025 年 9 月因涉嫌向国会撒谎和妨碍国会程序而被起诉，该案后来被法官驳回。