Ex-FBI Director James Comey federal trial moved to October
The Justice Department says the Instagram post was a threat to President Donald Trump, and Comey plans to seek dismissal on vindictive and selective prosecution claims.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan set October 21 as the trial date for Former FBI Director James Comey's case involving an Instagram photo of seashells arranged in the formation 8647, provided the Trump administration's prosecution survives forthcoming legal challenges.
- A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina indicted Comey in April, alleging the seashell image was a serious expression of intent to harm President Donald Trump; restaurant veterans note 86 is "everyday lingo" meaning an item should be removed from the menu.
- Comey's team plans to file motions to dismiss based on arguments of vindictive and selective prosecution, with pretrial motions due July 28 and responses due August 18; the team previously defeated one federal case in the Eastern District of Virginia against Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan.
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Federal judge sets date for former FBI Director James Comey's trial
(NBC, KYMA) - U.S. District Court Judge Louise Flanagan has set the trial of former FBI Director James Comey over his Instagram seashells photo for October 21. Former FBI Director Comey will be arraigned at 10 a.m. Eastern on September 30 at the federal courthouse in New Bern, North Carolina, according to her order. But first, Comey is going to file motions to dismiss the case based on the argument that it's a product of vindictive and selective…
October trial date set for former FBI Director Comey
James Comey speaks onstage at 92NY on May 30, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)United States District Judge Louise Flanagan has set an October court date for former FBI director James Comey. A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted Comey in late April for posting on social media a photo of seashells arranged to read “86 47.” The term “86” is slang for cancelling something or getting rid of something. Trump is th…
James Comey avoids jury trial… again – The Horn News
Former FBI Director James Comey’s lawyers have successfully delayed his jury trial until at least October, giving him time to try to get the federal charges against him thrown out entirely. U.S. District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan, a George W. Bush appointee, delayed Comey’s trial from July to October 21 this week after his defense team said it was preparing “multiple motions on constitutional grounds” to dismiss the case. Prosecutors did not ob…
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