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Thu Apr 30, 2026, 09:56 PM Thursday

Mary Trump - Shell Game

Here is an alarming reality under the Trump regime: the Department of Justice appears exclusively interested in pursuing Donald’s personal grievances rather than upholding any consistent or coherent standard of law.

On April 28, 2026, the Justice Department announced that a federal grand jury in North Carolina had indicted James Comey over a social media post. The case stems from an image Comey posted on May 15, 2025, while on vacation, showing seashells arranged to read “86 47.” That is the entirety of the alleged threat against Donald.

The indictment includes two counts. The first alleges that Comey knowingly and willfully made a threat to take the life of the president in violation of federal law. The second alleges that he transmitted that threat across state lines, claiming Comey consciously disregarded the risk that his post would be interpreted as advocating violence. If convicted, Comey faces up to ten years in prison.

According to Acting US Attorney General and the epitome of the banality of evil, Todd Blanche, this was a serious matter requiring extensive investigation:

https://www.marytrump.org/p/shell-game

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