Comey charged with threatening Trump via seashell post; claims political speech

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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Comey moves to dismiss seashell case as '86 47' message was not a 'true threat'

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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...

James Comey says seashells post was a political speech, not a threat against Trump

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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

Comey seeks dismissal of Trump threat charges

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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 seeks to toss seashell '86' case, accusing Trump, DOJ of vindictive prosecution

rss:thehillus_mainstream62d ago kagi ↗

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...

'Very bad facts' emerge as Comey fights Trump prosecutors over seashells: reporter

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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

Comey claims DOJ ordered illegal surveillance in new motion seeking dismissal of Trump threat charges

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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 alleges Trump pushed prosecution over ‘8647’ seashell post

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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 acknowledged 'legally bad decision to surveil Comey: court docs

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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...

New Secret Service emails reveal how case was built against James Comey | CNN Politics

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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

Stunning new details put 'laughable' James Comey case on thin ice: 'Just ridiculous'

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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...

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