The James Comey Saga Just Got WAY Weirder…Is This Real Life?

Absolutely wild. Just when you think politics can’t get any more surreal, James Comey drops a plotline from his own novel that mirrors real-life headlines almost exactly.

So here’s the rundown, in plain English:

Comey’s been back in the news lately over a bizarre Instagram post showing seashells arranged to say “8647.” He claimed it was just a beach find his wife encouraged him to snap and share. But critics quickly pointed out that “86” is slang for “eliminate” and “47” refers to Trump being the 47th president — sparking immediate backlash and even a Secret Service investigation. Trump accused him of inciting violence, and Comey deleted the post, insisting it was misinterpreted.

Now here’s the kicker…
Comey just released a new book, FDR Drive, and the storyline? It centers on — wait for it — a far-right media figure whose words incite violence, blurring the line between free speech and actual incitement. Sound familiar?

Even ChatGPT called the parallels between the book and the “8647” incident “striking.”

The book explores:

• Political extremism and radicalization
• Speech being weaponized to push violence
• Prosecuting people who hint at violent acts without explicitly saying it

Almost exactly what’s playing out in real time around him.

And then Comey goes on TV — first Colbert, then CNN — and basically shrugs it off like it’s all coincidence. He claims the number in the sand was just something random he saw, and the meaning? Never occurred to him. Even when CNN’s John Berman pressed him on whether he now understood why people saw it as a threat, Comey doubled down: nope, he still doesn’t see it that way.

But let’s be real — the timing is insane. He posts a cryptic number with violent undertones, gets blasted for it, then drops a novel with the exact same themes a few days later?

It honestly feels like this whole thing was a PR setup — or we’re just living in some simulation where everything is a loop of fiction and reality.

Either way, it’s hard to take any of this at face value anymore.