Acting AG Todd Blanche defends Comey indictment, addresses '86 47' posts
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department’s indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, saying the case is "not just about" an Instagram seashell photo that spelled "8647." Blanche said prosecutors built an "11-month body of evidence" behind the charges and insisted that others who post the "86 47" message will not be prosecuted simply for reposting it. He also defended President Donald Trump's voter ID proposal with an unusual analogy about showing ID to enter restaurants, asking "How is this real life?". The remarks matter because they explain the DOJ's legal rationale for targeting sustained conduct rather than isolated social-media posts in a high-profile case.
WELKER: “Should everyone selling ‘86-47’ merch worry about getting prosecuted?” BLANCHE: “Of course not. That phrase is used constantly… the shells are just part of the case.”🤔 No answers. Trump’s DOJ is a dangerous farce.
Minnesota Liberal14The other part is 1. Trump doesn’t like him 2. Blanche is trying to keep his job
Katherine Davies12The stupidity (and fascism) is off the charts. This guy is at the top of the list of those who must go to prison.
catlynwrites.bsky.social8This will never even make it to trial. Toady Blanche has to publicly bow and scrape before Trump so that he can further enrich and empower himself because that is what life is all about for people like him.
Martin8They've no answers because there's zero justification for what they're doing.
truepurple24.bsky.social5Soul for sale modern day gangster regime
RGny486 47 RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES IMPEACH ALITO & THOMAS
TobyTBD3Comey’s legal team can just easily get the case dismissed now. Blance just admitted it’s vindictive.
Smith’s Hand3They keep implying that the year long investigation uncovered some kind of evidence that Comey really was advocating for violence. But they don't show any of it. Because it doesn't exist and this case is DOA in court.
Susan Gemmill3A dangerous farce indeed. 🤨
Nyssa2In other words, 86-47 is only an issue if Donnie wants it to be an issue.
chefannnolan.bsky.social286-47 86-47 86-47 86-47 86-47 86-47 86-47 86-47 86-47 86-47 86-47 86-47 86-47 86-47
Mike Corgan2Contortion & Defending the Indefensible is no way to govern...
Didn't Todd Blanche just make prosecuting his case against Jim Comey more difficult?
Wade Garrett2I don’t know, man. Sea shells killed my grandpappy
Brett Coughlin2Blanche is a Cock Sucker Mob Lawyer. Sorry, I don't mean to degrade cock suckers.
David In Montréal2The other part is selective prosecution.
subaru52.bsky.social2The next interviewer needs to just look at him and say,”6-7.” 😂😂 “Am I in trouble if I use shorthand?”
freshnotfrozen.bsky.social2Free speech will exist longer than Trump and this goon
Silly Sober Salty Sailor2Took them 11 months to decide if a joke was worth indictment? No wonder the Epstein files haven't been released!
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche goes on the Sunday news shows and UNDERCUTS the prosecution he brought against James Comey! Join us live on Substack at 8:30 pm ET. open.substack.com/live-stream/...
need9lives.bsky.social7Can't believe he undermined the case against Comey. Defense, show the video where Blanche kept talking about 8647 is just a phrase and nobody will face prosecution for repeating/showing it.
Mr. Mangu5In my neighborhood, they call that "being a complete fucking moron" unfortunately for us that means he's totally going to be our next Attorney General 😅
catlady49ers.bsky.social4Blanche should be disbarred. Just like Bondi and Habba should be!
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, defended the indictment of James Comey, saying the Justice Dept. had more evidence, but declining to describe it. The former FBI director was indicted over a photo of shells spelling “86 47,” which the department characterized as a threat to the president.
idigdna.bsky.social13This entire administration is so fucking stupid. Bunch of whiny babies.
Syme8Any drunk who’s been thrown out of a bar knows what being ‘86’d’ means. Seriously. What a snowflake 47 is!
gertrude1907.bsky.social386 46 merch was advertised as "impeach Biden" merchandise. Indictment on a photo posted of shells on the beach is absurd. The DOJ is engaging in retribution towards Trump's enemies.
Walkin' Dude🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇪🇺🏳️🌈3It must be because of the shells. It couldn't be the message
sjhcanada.bsky.social3The trial won't go very well if they are admitting to withholding evidence already.
Judy2These people have no clue what “law” even means.
Michael 2In other words, Todd Blanche's indictment of Comey is his audition for becoming permanent Attorney General. My guess? Blanche won't fare any better than Bondi. And how did that work out for her?
This is Our New Normal2Whenever I saw people wearing his red hat, I automatically assumed that person is racist, intolerant, hate-filled and brainwashed. When people see others wearing 8647 hats & tee-shirts, they probably assume the wearer is woke and hates the 🍊 Warmonger. All of those assumptions can be correct.
jamesvabrams.bsky.social2He's implying that Comey made other threats on Trump's life. How likely is that? Can't wait to see it. With context.
Robster 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇹🇼 🏴2Garbage. That’s a Trump tactic: “we’re got more evidence”; “they desperately want a deal”; “a lot of people are saying to me” etc etc Let him present it in court rather than audition for the orange corrupt traitor with this nonsense in the court of social media / MAGA opinion .
Sip2Todd Blanche will do or say any to stay on the right side of Dear Leader. In a normal administration, he wouldn’t be allowed within 10 miles of the Justices Department.
gwenrollo.bsky.social2I think is admission that all sorts of people publish the phrase 8647 and the do not get arrested for it. Seems to make a selective prosecution claim a slam dunk.
Blanche, whose Justice Department just indicted Comey for posting "86 47" online because it supposedly constitutes a threat against the president, acknowledges "that phrase is used constantly" but says there is other undisclosed evidence. @devlinbarrettbot.mirrors.bot www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/u...
Antoine Doinel Jr, Sr9Yes, Blanche's DOJ is actively manufacturing and test marketing those alternative facts right now.
Ric Steinberger6“Other undisclosed evidence” = Blanche-speak for, “we’ll just make up some bullshit when we need to”
t-bonelash.bsky.social3It’s sitting right next to all the undisclosed evidence the 2020 election was rigged. 🙄
paul-NewEngland2Blanche, to prison 2029. ASAP.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stunned political analysts and observers on Sunday with a strange argument in defense of President Donald Trump's election scheme.
gertrude1907.bsky.social2Hilarious that he's trying to convince people that restaurants require IDs. (Unless you look below 30 and order alcoholic beverages.) I haven't been ID anywhere for decades.
Mark Bauer2I got carded at the urinal today, voter id is common sense!
Spaller2It's performative art for DJT so he'll be made attorney general.
