Tillis calls Comey 'biggest disappointment' but stands against 8647 indictment
Source: Politico
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Sunday that while he regrets supporting James Comey’s 2013 nomination, he does not agree with the Justice Department’s prosecution of the former FBI director.
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“If this whole case is based on a picture in the sand of a North Carolina beach, it again makes no sense to me,” Tillis said.
A federal grand jury indicted Comey last month over an Instagram post featuring seashells arranged to spell “8647.” The phrase 86 is often used in restaurants to remove an item from a menu or an unruly patron from a bar, but President Donald Trump and his allies have claimed the photo is actually a threat against Trump.
“I can't find any evidence where 86 is used as a call for violence,” Tillis said Sunday. “It better be more than just the picture. There have to be facts and circumstances beyond that to convince me.”
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