Former FBI Director James Comey is facing federal charges alleging he threatened President Trump's life by posting an Instagram photo of seashells arranged to spell "86 47." Comey moved to dismiss the case, arguing the post was political speech, not a true threat, and citing Secret Service surveillance conducted without a warrant.
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Ex-FBI Director James Comey is charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump by posting an Instagram photo of seashells forming the message "86 47."
Former FBI Director James Comey on Monday asked the court to toss the case accusing him of threatening President Trump’s life, arguing that posting a picture of seashells spelling out "86 47" could not be considered a “true threat.” The filing was made in the Eastern District of North Carolina where Comey visited the beach...
Former FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) director James Comey urged a judge on Monday to throw out federal charges against him, arguing that a photo of seashells arranged on a beach he posted on social media was not a call to violence against US President Donald Trump but protected political speech. Comey’s lawyers argue the government cannot prove the Instagram photo of seashells in the numer
Former FBI Director James Comey asked a federal judge on July 27 to dismiss federal charges accusing him of threatening President Trump with an Instagram photo showing seashells arranged to read “86 47,” arguing the post was protected political speech rather than a call to violence [pbs.org#1][thehill.com#1][nytimes.com#1][cbsnews.com#1][scmp.com#1][wpbf.com#1][columbian.com#1][krdo.com#1][livemin
Comey argues ‘86 47’ seashell post wasn’t a ‘true threat’ and asks judge to drop case Attorneys for former FBI director James Comey asked a U.S. federal judge to dismiss the seashell threats case against him, arguing that there was no threat against U.S. President Donald Trump in the post.
Former FBI Director James Comey filed new motions late Tuesday in his effort to toss out federal charges accusing him of threatening President Trump's by posting a photo of seashells arranged to form the numbers "86 47."
Former FBI Director James Comey asked a judge late Tuesday to dismiss the case against him over sharing a photo of seashells spelling “86 47,” arguing it amounts to a selective and vindictive prosecution ordered by President Trump. Another late night filing also asks for a Franks hearing — a bid to review whether law...
Ex-FBI Director James Comey says he's the subject of vindictive prosecution for posting on Instagram of a photo of seashells forming the numbers "8647."
Comey's attorneys allege the U.S. Secret Service illegally surveilled him electronically at the direction of a senior official, tying the surveillance to Trump's involvement in pushing the case forward. "Very bad facts" have been revealed in former FBI Director James Comey latest motion demanding a federal judge throw out the criminal case over a social media post showing sea shells arranged to sp
www.cbsnews.com/news/james-c... ALL OF the present and past actions of donOLD's illegal actions are PERSONAL "REVENGE" Crooked conniving donOLD orders the attacks of the DoJ and / or other USA Departments ARE on certain individuals ILLEGAL and costing US residents MORE taxpayers' money Former FBI Director James Comey filed new motions late Tuesday in his effort to toss out federal charges accusing
Comey’s lawyers say Secret Service tracked him and investigators turned to AI and a mafia killer to bolster the case Lawyers for former FBI director James Comey alleged on Tuesday that US Secret Service agents illegally surveilled Comey, Donald Trump requested regular updates into the investigation, and law enforcement turned to ChatGPT and a known mafia killer as they scrambled to find justificat
Secret Service made 'legally bad' decision to surveil Comey: court docs www.alternet.org/secret-servi... Former FBI director James Comey’s defense on Tuesday detailed the “bizarre aspects of the federal investigation” related to his alleged threat against President Donald Trump, Politico reports. Comey w...
Secret Service felt pressure from administration to surveil James Comey, new documents reveal storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... www.cnn.com/2026/07/29/p... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Federal officials, apparently acting without a warrant, tracked former FBI Director James Comey from North Carolina to Virginia after he posted photos of seashells spelling out “86 47” last year
www.ms.now/news/secret-... Documents detail worries about the legality of a directive to surveil the former FBI director after the “seashells” photo the government claims amounts to a threat to President Donald Trump’s life.
Stunning new details put 'laughable' James Comey case on thin ice: 'Just ridiculous' www.rawstory.com/trump-james-... New details about President Donald Trump's efforts to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey stunned a CNN panel on Wednesday. Katelyn Polantz, CNN's senior legal correspondent, reported during "Th...
www.yahoo.com/news/politic... The Secret Service asserted a nonexistent "emergency" to track Comey's cellphone, and the FBI's evidence falls far short of proving his seashell picture was a crime.
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