Will a judge '86' (aka dismiss) the Comey ‘86 47’ indictment before May 30?
64% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 39 predictions cast.
The federal indictment against former FBI Director James Comey stemming from an Instagram seashell post was not dismissed before May 30. Comey was indicted in April 2026 on charges that he had threatened President Trump by briefly posting a beach photograph in which shells were arranged to read "8647" — a phrase prosecutors interpreted as a coded reference to harming the 47th president. Comey denied intent, called the post inadvertent, and his lawyers signaled a defense of vindictive prosecution.
In the days before the resolution deadline, the lead prosecutor on the case, Matthew Petracca, withdrew without public explanation, complicating the government's ability to proceed but not ending the case. No judge had dismissed the charges. An earlier, separate Comey indictment had been dismissed by a judge who ruled the prosecutor was improperly appointed, but that precedent did not automatically extend to the seashell case.
The community expected a dismissal at 64 percent YES — a prediction that had not materialized by May 30.