{"id":49855,"date":"2026-05-01T22:02:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T22:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decentwealthsolutions.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/could-an-8647-t-shirt-get-you-in-trouble\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T22:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T22:02:46","slug":"could-an-8647-t-shirt-get-you-in-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decentwealthsolutions.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/could-an-8647-t-shirt-get-you-in-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"Could an \u20188647\u2019 T-shirt get you in trouble?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/godzillanewz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260430-8647-merchandise-cs-c2792a.jpg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"260430-8647-merchandise-cs-c2792a.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Florida congressional candidate Mark Davis sells \u201c8647\u201d T-shirts and hats on his campaign website \u2014 the same numerical shorthand to express discontent over President Donald Trump that is central to the case against a former FBI director. <\/p>\n<p><button class=\"styles_subscriptionCTA__LOUeY\" type=\"button\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,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\" alt=\"NBC News Icon\" class=\"styles_icon__wRwWv\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_textWrapper__vxvko\">\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB styles_textLarge__qlzwu\">Subscribe to read this story ad-free    <\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB\">Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/rockcms\/2026-01\/arrow-f55fa5.svg\" alt=\"arrow\" class=\"styles_arrow__tnruW\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">James Comey was indicted on two felony counts Tuesday, on charges that his Instagram post of seashells arranged as the numbers 8647 constituted a threat on the president. Comey maintains his innocence, but the fact that he could face years in prison for this photo raises the question of whether Davis and other buyers and sellers of 8647 merchandise could also be charged with threatening the president. <\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\" data-testid=\"embed-widget\">\n<div data-testid=\"iframely-wrapper\" class=\"embed-widget__use-presentation embed-widget__iframely-tiktok\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"iframely-tiktok iframely-app iframely-embed\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cArrest us all. I dare you,\u201d said Davis, an Air Force veteran who wears his 8647 hat proudly around his predominantly conservative neighborhood. \u201cI am done staying quiet. I\u2019ve got a family, I\u2019ve got kids, and I\u2019m watching this country get dragged through chaos while people are going to sit down and shut up. And I am not doing that, and millions of other people aren\u2019t doing it, either.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Davis\u2019 is just one of hundreds of 8647 products for sale online, ranging from T-shirts and hats to stickers and mugs, available across major e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Etsy. While Davis, who is a no-party-affiliated candidate, sells his merch for $29.99, similar listings online range in price and style \u2014 including a \u201cclassic vintage 80s\u201d version for $17.99. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Amazon and Etsy did not immediately respond to requests for comment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cI think it\u2019s silly. \u201886\u2019 is a restaurant term,\u201d Davis told NBC News. \u201cSome say it\u2019s threatening \u2026 but it\u2019s a response to years of intimidation and bulls\u2014 from this administration, and I\u2019m just not playing that game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">And the question of intent is the crux of the argument in such cases. Legal experts told NBC News that the possibility of legal action against buyers and sellers is unlikely because it\u2019s a clear example of protected political speech under the First Amendment and lacks any specific intent to commit violence. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201c8647 is not a true threat to the president. \u201886\u2019 means to kick someone out, not kill them,\u201d former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani said. \u201cIt\u2019s possible others get prosecuted, but no judge in the country will find that someone acted intentionally or that they willfully intended to communicate a threat to the president based on 86 alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Rahmani also noted that the indictment against Comey, who has long been a Trump target, could be seen as a personal matter. The Department of Homeland Security previously investigated Comey regarding the post and questioned him by the Secret Service.<strong> <\/strong>Separately, Comey was federally indicted last year on suspicion of making false statements to Congress and obstructing congressional proceedings, but those charges were later dismissed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cI think the case will be dismissed and this will be another embarrassing loss for federal prosecutors,\u201d Rahmani added. <\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\" data-testid=\"embed-widget\">\n<div data-testid=\"iframely-wrapper\" class=\"embed-widget__use-presentation embed-widget__iframely-instagram\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"iframely-instagram iframely-app iframely-embed\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">The scrutiny surrounding 8647 has also drawn comparisons to a similar phrase that circulated during President Joe Biden\u2019s term: 8646. That slogan, widely understood as a call to remove Biden from office, appeared in social media posts, including those of far-right political pundit Jack Posobiec, but did not prompt similar legal action. Merchandise with the slogan is still on sale on Amazon and Etsy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was asked about the double standard Wednesday and whether he would prosecute Posobiec for his posts, which are still on X. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThat\u2019s not how a grand jury does its work. They don\u2019t just look at a single image and then say, \u2018OK, yes, we\u2019ll indict,\u2019 or \u2018OK, no, we won\u2019t indict.\u2019 They do an investigation,\u201d Blanche said on \u201cCBS Mornings.\u201d \u201cI have no idea whether there was an investigation into the other times that that post has been made and whether that investigation yielded different results. This investigation that we undertook resulted in a two-count indictment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">He added: \u201cEvery day there\u2019s comments made about President Trump, threats made against President Trump. Every one of those are not indicted. It depends on the facts of every case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Former federal prosecutor Katie Cherkasky said that the case against Comey hinges on whether prosecutors can prove the post qualifies as a \u201ctrue threat,\u201d a narrow legal category, and that Comey understood \u2014 or consciously disregarded \u2014 the risk that it would be taken as \u201ca serious expression of intent to do violence to the president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThe defense will argue that \u201886\u2019 carries multiple widely understood meanings, with Merriam-Webster defining it as slang for ejecting, dismissing, or removing, and that ambiguity should resolve in favor of protected speech,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2026-05\/260430-8646-shirts-mn-0840-c0d7eb.jpg\" alt=\"8646 shirts available on Amazon.\" height=\"302\" width=\"492\"><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">8646 shirts available on Amazon.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">In a May Instagram post after he deleted the seashell photo, Comey said that he assumed the shells he saw on a beach walk were \u201ca political message\u201d and that he \u201cdidn\u2019t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence,\u201d adding that he opposed violence \u201cof any kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Unlike hundreds of buyers and sellers of the slogan-bearing hats and T-shirts found online, however, Cherkasky believes prosecutors will argue that Comey is not a random poster but a public figure with an FBI background who is aware of the increasingly polarizing political environment in which there have already been multiple attempts to assassinate Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_recommendedIntersectionRef__vQEf5\" data-activity-map=\"recommended-article-body-recommended\" data-testid=\"recommended-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"styles_recommendedIntersectionRef__vQEf5\" data-activity-map=\"recommended-article-body-recommended\" data-testid=\"recommended-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">As the case proceeds, the phrase and the merchandise around it remain in circulation, even as its interpretation is being tested in the court of public opinion and before a federal judge. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">For Davis, who is a father of two, the message about wearing and selling merchandise with the slogan is more important than any potential legal concerns. And while he recently took time off from wearing his campaign hat, he now plans to wear the merch every day until his congressional election. <\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark body-graf\">\u201cI am disappointed in America right now, and I\u2019ve never said that. I\u2019ve been in the military. I\u2019m a patriot. I love this country,\u201d Davis added. \u201cThis isn\u2019t about being left or right for me. I\u2019m not even a Democrat. 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