Comey Challenges Seashell Threat Charges | Austin News

Austin News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 27, 2026 · 2m

Former FBI Director James Comey is fighting to have federal charges against him thrown out, arguing his Instagram post of seashells spelling “eighty-six forty-seven” was protected political speech, not a threat. His lawyers say the government can’t prove he intended violence and that prosecuting him is an effort to silence a critic. This isn’t his first legal battle — a prior lying-to-congress charge was dismissed over prosecutorial misconduct. Critics see a pattern targeting figures disliked by Trump, especially those linked to the early Russia probe. Comey claims he didn’t realize the…