Former FBI director James Comey's arraignment in a federal threat charge case has been delayed after his lawyers indicated they plan to file multiple motions on constitutional grounds. The trial had previously been set for July 15.
, after prosecutors did not oppose the delay request. The trial had previously been set for July 15. Comey’s arraignment is now scheduled for Sept. 30.
The delay came after Comey’s lawyers indicated they plan to file “multiple motions on constitutional grounds” seeking dismissal of the case before trial. Those motions are expected to be filed in July.and transmitting a threat across state lines stemming from a May 2025 Instagram post showing seashells arranged on a North Carolina beach to form the numbers “86 47.
” Trump allies and administration officials have said the phrase amounted to The slang term “86,” which originated in the restaurant industry, can mean to discard, remove, or “get rid of” something. Comey later deleted the post amid backlash and said he did not realize the image could be interpreted as advocating violence. While he has yet to enter a plea, the former “Well, they’re back.
This time about a picture of seashells on a North Carolina Beach a year ago,” Comey said in a video posted online after the indictment was unsealed.
“And this won’t be the end of it, but nothing has changed with me. I’m still innocent, I’m still not afraid, and I still believe in the independent federal judiciary, so let’s go. ” Critics of Trump have argued the prosecution reflects a broader effort to target perceived enemies after a federal judge last year dismissed a separate indictment against Comey on unrelated charges.
“We cannot, you are not allowed to threaten the President of the United States of America. That’s not my decision. That’s Congress’s decision, and a statute that they passed that we charge multiple times a year.
”have reportedly subpoenaed the former FBI director in a sprawling investigation into whether he played an outsize role in influencing the Trump-Russia investigation, in addition to subpoenas for former officials, includingWhile it remains a long shot for the government, a separate criminal case dismissed last year could still come back to haunt Comey if the administration is successful in its appeal of a judge’s order throwing out an indictment for false statements pertaining to Comey’s 2020 testimony to Congress.
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