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Attorneys for James Comey have asked a federal judge to dismiss the seashells-based prosecution of the former FBI director.
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Attorneys for James Comey have asked a federal judge to dismiss the seashells-based prosecution of the former FBI director.
Read this reportEx-FBI Director James Comey is charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump by posting an Instagram photo of seashells forming the message "8647."
Read this reportFormer FBI Director James Comey argued that criminal charges stemming from an Instagram post should be dropped because his speech is protected by the First Amendment.
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Ex-FBI Director James Comey's attorneys have filed a motion seeking the dismissal of the indictment charging Comey for posting a picture of seashells spelling out "8647."
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Former FBI Director James Comey on Monday asked the court to toss the case accusing him of threatening President Trump’s life, arguing that posting a picture of seashells spelling out "86 47" could not be considered a “true threat.” The filing was made in the Eastern District of North Carolina where Comey visited the beach...
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AIPROPX has consolidated 5 reports from 5 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Citing ‘common sense,’ James Comey’s team urges judge to toss seashells case.” Every covered outlet is based in US.
The earliest report in this entry came from The Hill (Jul 27, 2026, 15:59 UTC); the most recent came from NBC News (Jul 27, 2026, 17:30 UTC).
Comparing the wording across sources, 4 named entities are referenced by multiple outlets and the phrase recurring most across the coverage is “james comey”.
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