Investigators in Comey seashells case omitted key facts and distorted others, defense lawyers allege
Comey’s lawyers say investigators omitted exculpatory evidence and misled magistrates while seeking warrants for his accounts and his wife’s digital records.
- On Tuesday, former FBI Director James Comey filed motions to dismiss his indictment, accusing President Donald Trump of orchestrating a 'selective and vindictive prosecution' against him over a seashells Instagram post.
- Comey's legal team argues the indictment punishes him for political speech, citing a 'years-long campaign' by the President to use the criminal process against a vocal critic of the administration.
- Lawyers claim investigators withheld that a source initially interpreted '86' as a menu term, only linking it to violence after listening to Rudy Giuliani's online show about alleged mafia slang.
- This motion follows a 2025 Virginia case where a judge dismissed Comey's indictment after finding the prosecutor was illegally appointed, providing precedent his team now leverages to challenge the current prosecution.
- If the case proceeds, trial is scheduled for October 21 in New Bern, North Carolina, while prosecutors maintain they can prove intent through witnesses and documents despite defense allegations of misconduct.
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America Isn’t Supposed to Have Political Prosecutions
Jonathan Chait: “Legal filings submitted by James Comey this week argue that the Trump administration has subjected the former FBI director to a vindictive and meritless prosecution.” “What stands out is how little effort the president put into pretending this is not the case.”
Comey Cites Nine Years Of Public Insults In Motion To Dismiss Federal '86 47' Threat Case - Tampa Free Press
Former FBI Director James Comey filed new motions late Tuesday asking a federal court to dismiss criminal charges accusing him of threatening President Donald Trump, pointing to a long history of personal and political hostility between the two men. The federal indictment stems from a social media photo Comey posted showing seashells on a beach […] Comey Cites Nine Years Of Public Insults In Motion To Dismiss Federal ’86 47′ Threat Case
Ex-FBI director Comey's lawyer says government tracked his phone, interviewed mob killer
The Justice Department used the Secret Service and FBI to go to extraordinary lengths to bolster its contentious case against former FBI director James Comey, his lawyers claim, including allegedly interviewing Sammy (The Bull) Gravano, the Mafia underboss who in the past admitted to participating in 19 killings.
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
The Seattle TimesTrump demanded details of agents’ interview of Comey, new filing says
WASHINGTON — Secret Service agents who questioned former FBI Director James Comey were told to quickly send a written summary of the interview to President Donald Trump on Air Force One, according to a new court filing by Comey’s lawyers seeking to dismiss criminal charges over a social media post. The post Trump demanded details of agents’ interview of Comey, new filing says appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
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