James Comey Appears in Court Over Trump Threat Indictment
Comey denies the charges and his lawyers plan to argue the case is a vindictive prosecution with free-speech protections at stake.
- Former FBI Director James Comey appeared in Alexandria, Virginia, federal court on Wednesday to face a two-count indictment for allegedly threatening President Donald Trump through a seashell photo posted on Instagram last May.
- Prosecutors allege the "86 47" seashell pattern on a North Carolina beach was a "serious expression of an intent to do harm to the President of the United States," while Comey claims the numbers represented a "political message."
- The indictment accuses Comey of acting "knowingly and willfully," but legal experts note the three-page document lacks supporting evidence and faces significant First Amendment hurdles under Supreme Court precedent requiring proof of subjective intent.
- Democratic Senator Dick Durbin denounced the prosecution as "baseless" and "petty retribution," while Comey remained defiant: "I'm still innocent, I'm still not afraid, and I still believe in the independent federal judiciary, so let's go."
- This marks Comey's second indictment in less than a year; the first was dismissed last year. FBI Director Kash Patel said the investigation lasted 11 months, though the sparse indictment raises constitutional validity questions.
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Comey to make appearance in federal court in Greenville
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP/WNCT) -- Former FBI Director James Comey will appear before a federal courtroom in Greenville for his initial appearance in May on charges that he threatened President Donald Trump. Comey was indicted in North Carolina on Tuesday on charges of making threats against President Donald Trump related to a photograph he posted on social media [...]
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