{"id":87300,"date":"2025-05-24T09:12:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T09:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=87300"},"modified":"2025-05-24T08:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T08:21:53","slug":"did-james-comey-call-for-trumps-assassination-with-8647-seashell-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/did-james-comey-call-for-trumps-assassination-with-8647-seashell-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Did James Comey call for Trump\u2019s assassination with \u20188647\u2019 seashell post?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"kJDm6i0YsH7WuPD5xX8\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former FBI Director, James Comey, posted a photo on Instagram last week of seashells forming the number &#8220;8647&#8221;. The post on social media caused an uproar, especially coming from Donald Trump\u2019s close allies, supporters and family members, who claimed that Comey\u2019s message was an incitement for violence against the US president. 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