AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - FBI turned to 'Sammy the Bull' Gravano to ask whether Comey understood mob meaning of '86'
Federal investigators interviewed one of the most notorious mob turncoats in American history to build their case that former FBI Director James Comey knew exactly what "86" meant when he posted it alongside the number "47", and his own defense team's filing may have handed prosecutors a damaging admission. A sworn affidavit filed by Comey's […] The post FBI turned to 'Sammy the Bull' Gravano to ask whether Comey understood mob meaning of '86' appeared first on American Almanac .
Federal investigators interviewed one of the most notorious mob turncoats in American history to build their case that former FBI Director James Comey knew exactly what "86" meant when he posted it alongside the number "47", and his own defense team's filing may have handed prosecutors a damaging admission. A sworn affidavit filed by Comey's defense lawyer Patrick Fitzgerald reveals that an FBI case agent called Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, the former underboss of the Gambino crime family, on May 8, 2026, to discuss an upcoming interview about Comey's now-deleted Instagram post. During that call, Gravano told the agent he believed Comey "had to know" what the term "86" meant "as it related to killing someone." Comey faces two…Open