‘Arrest us, I dare you’: Air Force vet promoting ‘8647’ merch hits out over Comey indictment | EUROtoday

An Air Force veteran and congressional candidate who has made “8647” a part of his marketing campaign is doubling down on its messaging within the wake of the Justice Department indicting Former FBI Director James Comey for posting a photograph with the numbers.

Mark Davis, an unaffiliated candidate working in Florida’s sixteenth district, drives round with an “8647” license plate, wears an “86 47” hat, and sells hats and a t-shirt that includes the numbers on his marketing campaign’s web site.

The numbers have grow to be a rallying name for individuals who oppose President Donald Trump – 86 refers to eliminating one thing, whereas 47 is Trump’s quantity as president. They made mainstream information lately after the Justice Department indicted Comey for making threats in opposition to the president by posting an Instagram picture of seashells organized as “86 47.”

But Davis has no intention of retiring his use of “86 47.”

“Arrest us all. I dare you,” Davis mentioned in an interview with NBC News. “I am done staying quiet. I’ve got a family, I’ve got kids, and I’m 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’t doing it, either.”

Davis has been utilizing “86 47” to precise his disdain for Trump since he introduced his marketing campaign for the House of Representatives final 12 months.

After the Justice Department indicated Comey, Davis posted a photograph of himself sporting an “86 47” hat, posing along with his “8647” license plate.

“Thanks a lot DOJ… You just made this a little awkward,” Davis wrote on Instagram.

Davis instructed NBC News he plans to put on his merch each day till his congressional election.

Comey, a longtime critic of Trump, was indicted for a second time this previous week for the Instagram put up that includes the numbers, which the president mentioned was a manner of claiming somebody must be killed.

“Well, if anybody knows anything about crime, they know ‘86,’” Trump mentioned. “You know what ‘86’ – it’s a mob term for ‘kill him.’ You know?”

Comey has denied posting the picture as a message of violence.

Davis instructed NBC News it was “silly” to interpret “86” that manner, describing it as “a restaurant term.”

Davis will not be the one one who has been promoting “86 47” merchandise. On Amazon, a whole bunch of t-shirts with variations of the numbers can be found for as little as $10. Other web sites, equivalent to Redbubble and Etsy, promote stickers, hats, posters and different variations of “86 47.”

Comey was first indicted by the Trump administration final 12 months on accusations of mendacity to Congress. He pleaded not responsible, however a federal decide later dismissed the case, accusing the prosecutor of being unlawfully appointed.