As with most of Trump’s ego-driven actions,this is pathetic (Picture: via REUTERS)
In 2025,former FBI director James Comey shared a photo of seashells in the shape of ‘86 47’ on his personal Instagram page.
It might seem benign,but Donald Trump’s government is trying to put him in prison for it.
Because,in news that may have been missed amid the Royal Visit yesterday,a federal grand jury indicted James Comey for making a threat ‘to take the life of,and to inflict bodily harm upon,the President of the United States’,and issued a warrant for his arrest.
As with most of Trump’s ego-driven actions,this is pathetic.
But this attack on free speech is also a chilling part of the authoritarian path he’s hacking through US democracy.
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It’s unfortunately not a big stretch to imagine him bringing similarly phony charges against his opponents in Congress.
If they can claim ‘86 47’ constitutes a death threat,I can only imagine what other uses of free speech he will arrest people over.
Luckily,an unintended consequence of Trump’s placing unqualified orange-nosers in high-ranking positions is that they are bad at their jobs.
While that’s not usually something I’m glad to say,in this case it works out well,because current FBI Director Kash Patel appears to have already jeopardised this case against Comey by disclosing evidence presented before the grand jury.
The seashell post was a year ago,it’s strange they indicted him now.
Despite King Charles’ attempt at diplomacy,Donald Trump has no interest in democracy (Picture: Suzanne Plunkett / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
But it seems like it’s because Trump is desperate for a win.
His war in Iran is out of his control and the public is turning on him. Inflation is soaring. Every day he manages to set records for his lowest approval rating.
He hasn’t even received a pretend peace award this week.
Despite King Charles’ attempt at diplomacy,Donald Trump has no interest in democracy,the rule of law,or international partnership.
He is obsessed only with ‘winning’ at all costs,even if it is obvious to everyone that the contest was rigged.
While the King speaks about our countries’ shared history of democracy,the wannabe king acts as if he has the powers of an absolute monarchy.
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