Judge schedules criminal trial for James Comey for July 15
The case revives after an earlier indictment was dismissed, and prosecutors say a deleted Instagram post showed a coded threat against Trump.
- District Judge Louise Flanagan set a tentative July 15 trial date for FBI Director James Comey on charges of threatening President Donald Trump through a social media post in North Carolina.
- A federal grand jury indicted Comey last month regarding a May 2025 Instagram post showing seashells arranged to read "86 47," which prosecutors allege constitutes a threat while Comey contends he removed the post upon realizing the potential interpretation.
- The Washington Post reported Saturday that the DOJ is "hobbled by turmoil," with more than a half-dozen prosecutors demoted or pushed out, including Troy Edwards who worked on the Sharifullah case amid the agency's revamped effort to prosecute Comey.
- Flanagan scheduled Comey's arraignment for June 30 and a pretrial conference for May 29, as his legal team plans to file a motion to dismiss that could resolve the case before trial.
- Comey has described the renewed prosecution as a campaign of retribution, noting that an earlier federal case involving allegations of false statements was dismissed by the court last November.
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