CNN anchor Brianna Keilar pressed Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) as Trump’s Department of Justice moved forward with a second indictment against former FBI Director James Comey that stemmed from an image of seashells that said “8647.”
Keilar was speaking with Alford during a live broadcast from Capitol Hill when the news surfaced that Comey was facing a second indictment and that it was over an image he had apparently posted and later removed on Instagram of a seashell formation on a beach walk in North Carolina. The caption on his post said, “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.”
“Is that serious enough to merit [an indictment]?” Keilar asked.
“James Comey is a very intelligent man. I would assume he knows what the term 86 means,” Alford said. “I was a waiter for some time when you 86 an order, you kill the order when you. 8645, that is tantamount to saying killing the president of the United States. He should have known that,”
Keilar pushed back on Alford’s comments.
“When you 86 an order, you get rid of the order, right. But you’re not actually I mean, you’re not killing the food. I just want to be clear,” Keilar added.
“When you entered the order, when you use the same principle, Brianna, we can, we can agree to disagree,” Alford responded.
“I hear what you’re saying, but there could be room for debate on that,” Keilar said.
“Why even put something out there like that?” Alford asked.
“I mean, a very good question, but do you, a very good question. I mean, do you indict over it is my question?” Keilar pressed again.
“I don’t I have not seen this specific indictment. What is the charge?” Alford asked.
The exact charge or charges have not been immediately released.
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