Comey Asks Judge to Dismiss Seashell Threat Charges After Justice Department Official Orders Secret Service Surveillance
Former FBI Director James Comey filed a motion in federal court asking a judge to dismiss criminal charges stemming from a photograph of seashells that prosecutors alleged posed a threat to President Donald Trump. The court filings frame the case as an effort to silence a prominent administration critic.
The prosecution’s filing referenced surveillance operations initiated after a third-ranking Justice Department official ordered agents to monitor Comey. Secret Service agents concluded no actual threat existed, viewed the directive as likely illegal, and provided Trump with periodic updates on the case aboard Air Force One at the president’s instruction. Comey’s legal team has challenged the charges as preposterous, renewing questions over how the investigation was authorized.
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@polymarketJUST IN: Former FBI Director James Comey asks judge to dismiss charges accusing him of threatening Trump.
@usatodayFormer FBI Director James Comey wants a judge to toss a criminal case that accuses him of threatening the president by posting an image of seashells.
@blawFormer FBI director James Comey asked a federal judge to throw out an indictment accusing him of threatening the president, saying the case is an attempt at silencing a prominent critic of the administration.
@meidastouchRT @KlasfeldReports: To review, a key witness hated Comey, openly wanted him jailed, disclosed having been in "rehab" for unspecified reaso…
@carolleonnigPat Fitzgerald cites some very bad facts re the prosecution of James Comey : @SecretService agents acknowledged #3 DOJ official ordered them to surveil Comey and they felt it was likely illegal. Agents also gave Trump updates on the case
@politico‘Preposterous’: Comey team attacks charges over alleged threat to Trump
@carolleonnigWorth reading all the ways the president and his aides ordered up the surveillance and prosecution of Jim @Comey for a threat to Trump's life - despite agents concluding no threat existed.