Trump eviscerates Comey for ’86 47′ post
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Former FBI Director James Comey defended his Instagram post of '86 47' seashells, saying he had no ill intent but that he did regret the distraction it caused.
The Merriam-Webster dictionary traces “86” to “1930s soda-counter slang meaning that an item was sold out. There is varying anecdotal evidence about why the term eighty-six was used, but the most common theory is that it is rhyming slang for nix.”
Former FBI Director James Comey said Monday that the group of advisors President Donald Trump has surrounded himself with is “concerning,” using a press conference debacle from Trump’s first term to describe them.
Trump and top officials in his administration are suggesting Comey should be imprisoned for a phrase that has frequently been used innocuously in politics in recent years.