DOJ cites Comey's novel in urging judge not to toss ‘86 47' seashells threat to Trump case

"There is no serious dispute that an objective viewer of Comey's post could read it to mean 'Kill President Trump,'" prosecutors said.

DOJ argues Comey novel shows he knew ‘86 47’ post was a threat against Trump  Reuters

The U.S. Justice Department is defending its prosecution of former FBI director James Comey, saying “there is no serious dispute” that a social media post of seashells he made last year could be understood as a threat against U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Justice Department is doubling down on its prosecution of James Comey, pushing back on the former FBI director’s assertion that a 2025 social media post wasn’t intended as a threat to President Donald Trump.

Prosecutors also called into question Comey's account that he had found the seashells in the numerical arrangement of "86 47" while walking on a beach in North Carolina and suggested that his May 2025 post on Instagram was an effort to generate attention for a forthcoming novel.

The Justice Department discouraged a judge from tossing a case against former FBI Director James Comey, saying it should be up to the jury to determine whether posting a photo of seashells arranged to spell “86 47” constituted a “true threat” against President Trump’s life. “The issue presented is who should answer the

'No serious dispute' that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say  AP News

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Prosecutors: ‘No Serious Dispute’ Comey Seashell Post Could Be Read As Trump Threat  HuffPost

The Justice Department is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, saying there's "no serious dispute” that a social media post of seashells he made could be understood as a threat against President Donald Trump

The Justice Department is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, saying there's "no serious dispute” that a social media post of seashells he made could be understood as a threat against President Donald Trump

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