Former FBI Director James Comey formally asked a federal district court in North Carolina on July 27 to dismiss the indictment charging him with threatening President Donald Trump.
Comey argues in the new motion to dismiss that when he posted a photo on social media with seashells arranged to read “86 47,” he was making a political statement in opposition to Trump, and not making what lawyers call a true threat against him.
A true threat is a serious statement indicating someone intends to commit violence against a specific person.
“Both Counts of the indictment seek to punish Mr. Comey for a social media post expressing a political viewpoint,” Comey attorneys write in the motion….
Comey Asks Federal Court to Dismiss Charges He Threatened Trump
