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Justice Department FBI asked 'Sammy the Bull' if ex-Gambino mob prosecutor Comey knew meaning of '86': court filing
https://www.foxnews.com ^ | August 22, 2026 | Robert McGreevy

Posted on 08/22/2026 1:40:11 PM PDT by Beowulf9

The FBI interviewed Salvatore Gravano, the former underboss of the Gambino crime family known as "Sammy the Bull," to ask if ex-FBI Director James Comey likely knew what the term "86" means, according to court documents.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: 86; comey; gravano; shells

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1 posted on 08/22/2026 1:40:11 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

A decade that’ll be known by the number 6 and 7 and 86


2 posted on 08/22/2026 1:50:52 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Beowulf9

If only Comey had some friends or colleagues with investigative skills, he might have learned what it meant before embarrassing himself in front of the world.


3 posted on 08/22/2026 2:13:04 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: Beowulf9

I like the ending.

Comeys prison name, “Sea Shells.”


4 posted on 08/22/2026 2:24:58 PM PDT by Red6
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To: Beowulf9

Surely this is BS. Why would the FBI ask anyone - no one knows what Comey knows - they need to prove intent which is tough to do.


5 posted on 08/22/2026 2:28:41 PM PDT by Jonny7797
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To: Red6

“Comeys prison name, “Sea Shells.””
I like that…….so will his rapist friends in prison.
And no special treatment for the Comey Boy who thinks he’s so smart and cute.


6 posted on 08/22/2026 2:35:34 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: Jonny7797

It’s real.

https://yournews.com/2026/08/22/7173017/fbi-questioned-sammy-the-bull-about-whether-comey-knew-86/

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2026/07/31/fbi-questions-sammy-the-bull-in-comey-case/91111345007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=undefined&gca-ft=0&gca-ds=sophi

https://radaronline.com/p/fbi-interviewed-sammy-the-bull-gravano-probe-james-comey-86-47-seashell-post/

https://www.wbal.com/doj-sought-input-on-comey-case-from-notorious-gangster-sammy-the-bull-gravano-defense-says

https://www.silive.com/news/2026/07/how-staten-island-mobster-sammy-the-bull-landed-in-middle-of-feds-case-against-ex-fbi-director-james-comey.html

and many others. Google it ;)


7 posted on 08/22/2026 2:49:53 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

And so, has anyone read ay of the articles to find out if Sammy knows what Comey knows?


8 posted on 08/22/2026 2:58:55 PM PDT by abigkahuna
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To: Beowulf9

I think Comey stepped outside of his lane and violated the rights of the president and others in his zeal to ‘get’ DJT, and for that he should go to prison. But he’ll never see a jail cell over this dubious seashell crap.


9 posted on 08/22/2026 3:01:12 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's okay... I wasn't married to it.)
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To: Jonny7797

>>” -no one knows what Comey knows - they need to prove intent which is tough to do.”

Gravano’s testimony doesn’t prove that Comey knew “86 to be a reference to killing someone, but it’s just further evidence that it’s unlikely he was unaware. Smoking gun proof that he knew what it meant would have to be some email or communication he may have made about a case in which he referenced the term and demonstrated that he knew what it meant. In the absence of that, the more people who dealt with Comey that can attest to the term being common knowledge, the better.

The better way of convicting Comey, it seems to me, would be to prove that he didn’t “just find” the sea shells, as he claimed, but that he actually placed them there himself or directed somebody to do so. Common sense tells you he didn’t just find the sea shells on the beach, but whether some witness can be found who saw him placing them himself, or some text message can be found with him communicating that he did so is another story. But if Comey can be proven to have lied about just finding the sea shells, it would be game over for him.


10 posted on 08/22/2026 3:30:23 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: Beowulf9

Comey is an accomplished liar.


11 posted on 08/22/2026 3:34:33 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)
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To: Red6

Comeys prison name, “Sea Shells.”

Xxxx

You nailed it


12 posted on 08/22/2026 5:07:56 PM PDT by thinden (Buckle Up!)
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To: Jonny7797

Apparently, they found the his wife’s electronic devices shows that she researched the meaning just before he happened to find the seashells that SOMEONE had left behind.


13 posted on 08/23/2026 1:02:26 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

James “Duhhh I thoe thtupid dat i don’t know what 86 mean” Comey...
Perhaps he didn’t know... a real smart former fed prosecutor and attorney “never knowed” what 86 meant in slang terms.

Then let him be known as James Coma, a man with an intellect that matches the average resting pulse rate of a well tuned athlete...around 55 to 60 or so!

In a Pig’s eye he didn’t know what it meant!!!...perhaps he did find the shells in that configuration but he posted it and it registered with many folks on line before he deleted it!

The wife’s internet search for the term..”before” the 86 posting, I’m not sure is true or just rumor, if true, then that’s sauce for Comey’s sure to be cooked goose!


14 posted on 08/23/2026 1:30:11 AM PDT by mdmathis6 (A horrible historic indictment: Biden Democrats plunging us into Ukraine wars to hide their crimes!)
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