Former FBI Director James Comey says he has ‘complete faith’ in the judicial system amid seashell case
Comey said the courts will decide whether a seashell photo with “86 47” was a threat, while prosecutors cite 11 months of evidence.
- Former FBI Director James Comey faces federal charges regarding a 2025 Instagram post featuring seashells arranged to form the numbers 86 47, with prosecutors alleging the phrase constitutes a death threat against President Donald Trump.
- Justice Department officials argue 86 is criminal slang meaning "to kill," while hospitality workers contend the term commonly means removing an item from a menu; Trump told reporters last month it is "a mob term for kill him."
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the prosecution rests on a body of evidence collected over about 11 months, rather than the single Instagram image, though he cannot publicly disclose further details regarding ongoing grand jury proceedings.
- Speaking on NBC News Meet the Press Sunday, Comey expressed "complete faith" in the judicial system while framing the prosecution as political retaliation, stating, "The president of the United States cannot use the Justice Department to target people."
- Comey highlighted a separate indictment involving New York Attorney General Letitia James dismissed last year as political payback and noted the Justice Department previously targeted Senators Adam Schiff and Mark Kelly in cases that did not advance.
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Glaring giveaways hide in plain sight inside Trump revenge case: analyst
A national security journalist spotted a glaring inconsistency in the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey that she said gives away how political the case appears to be.Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel laid out a side-by-side comparison Monday of four threat cases charged by Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney W. Ellis Boyle in the Eastern District of North Carolina in recent weeks, and concluded Comey's looks oddly different than the others."Jim …
'There's an obsession there,' Comey says of Trump
Former FBI Director James Comey faces a trial on charges he threatened President Trump’s life. The case stems from an Instagram post of shells spelling out “86 47.” It is the second indictment against him and one of several investigations involving people Trump sees as political enemies. Geoff Bennett spoke with Comey about the case and his new book, "Red Verdict."
'There's an obsession there,' Comey says of Trump after 2nd indictment
Former FBI Director James Comey faces a trial on charges he threatened President Trump’s life. The case stems from an Instagram post of shells spelling out “86 47.” It is the second indictment against him and one of several investigations involving people Trump sees as political enemies. Geoff Bennett spoke with Comey about the case and his new book, "Red Verdict."
James Comey’s Message To Federal Bureaucrats: ‘Hang On … We Can Rebuild These Institutions’
Former FBI Director James Comey used a Sunday television appearance to say plainly what many of President Donald Trump’s supporters have long argued: that key figures in the federal law enforcement and intelligence bureaucracy view themselves as a counterweight to the elected administration, rather than subordinate to it. During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Comey said he has little confidence in the Justice Department’s current leade…
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Comey says he would still reopen Clinton email probe despite Trump election
Former FBI Director James Comey said he thinks he would still make the decision to reopen the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email account just days before the 2016 presidential election. The investigation into Clinton’s private emails containing government information while she served as secretary of state was a major topic of the 2016 presidential election as she went up against President Donald Trump in…
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