Patrick Fitzgerald

“During the recorded interview, which lasted 25 minutes, Gravano said that '86' generally means to 'get rid of' and to him, as a 'gangster,' it means 'to kill,'”

Patrick Fitzgerald · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Patrick Fitzgerald described Salvatore Gravano's recorded FBI interview in a court affidavit.

“While Gravano claimed that the post was a call for violence against President Trump ('let’s kill Trump'), Gravano did not claim Mr. Comey’s seashell post to be a statement threatening that Mr. Comey would personally kill President Trump,”

Patrick Fitzgerald · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Patrick Fitzgerald noted that Salvatore Gravano did not claim James Comey personally threatened Donald Trump.

“During the telephone conversation to discuss the logistics of his forthcoming interview, Mr. Gravano stated his belief that Mr. Comey had to know what the term '86' meant 'as it related to killing someone,'”

Patrick Fitzgerald · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Patrick Fitzgerald documented an FBI telephone conversation with Salvatore Gravano in a court filing.

“On May 8, 2026, the case agent had a telephone conversation with Salvatore 'Sammy the Bull' Gravano, the former Gambino crime family underboss who was one of the cooperating witnesses at the United States v. John Gambino trial,”

Patrick Fitzgerald · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-22

Patrick Fitzgerald filed a sworn affidavit describing the FBI's contact with Salvatore Gravano.