US EditionCharging Comey Is a Free Speech Trap: Turley
The Justice Department says the photo showed a threat against President Donald Trump, despite criticism that the case is politically motivated.
- On Tuesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two felony counts, alleging he 'knowingly and willfully made a threat to kill and inflict bodily harm upon President Donald Trump.'
- The indictment stems from a May 15, 2025, social media post where Comey shared a photo of seashells arranged to form '8647,' which prosecutors allege constituted a coded threat, though Comey described it as a 'political message.'
- Former White House attorney Ty Cobb called the prosecution 'classic revenge,' noting that '86' is rhyming slang for 'nix' and arguing no 'reasonable' person would interpret the shell formation as a death threat.
- Following the indictment in the Eastern District of North Carolina, a federal judge issued an arrest warrant for Comey, who faces a maximum prison sentence of 10 years for each of the two felony counts.
- This marks the second time the Justice Department has charged Comey, after a previous case regarding 2020 testimony was dismissed last year, while the former FBI director maintains his innocence regarding these allegations.
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Comey due in court in a Trump threat case that’s likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department - The Boston Globe
The indictment is the second against James Comey, a longtime adversary of President Trump dating back to his time as FBI director, over the past year.
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Comey due in court in a Trump threat case that's likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department
Former FBI Director James Comey is expected in court, kick-starting a criminal case against him that legal experts say presents significant hurdles for the prosecution and will likely be a challenge for the Justice Department to win. Comey was indicted…
After the second charge of "death threats against Donald Trump due to a social media post, an arrest warrant has been issued against former FBI director James Comey, who was appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed by the Tycoon during his first term of office. *CNN* reports and clarifies that the arrest warrant does not necessarily mean that an arrest is imminent, and that there is also the possibility of the official being allowed to volunteer.
Charging Comey is a free speech trap: Turley
Fox News legal analyst Jonathan Turley said charging former FBI Director James Comey is a free speech trap after the Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a second indictment. “Comey will now likely create a new category of protected shell speech,” Turley said in an opinion piece for Fox News published Tuesday. “The problem with this…
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