The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) defended the ongoing prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey in a new court filing on Aug. 18, saying “an objective viewer” could interpret his social media post as threatening the president.
The DOJ has denied that Comey is being prosecuted for his political views and said in the new filing that “there is no serious dispute” that a post of seashells arranged to read “86 47” that he made last year could be understood as a threat against President Donald Trump.
Comey is charged with two federal felony counts of threatening the life of the president and transmitting a threat….
Comey’s ’86 47′ Post Could Objectively Be Read as Threat Against Trump, DOJ Argues
