{"id":1796,"date":"2026-07-27T19:42:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T19:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1796"},"modified":"2026-07-27T19:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T19:42:03","slug":"james-comey-filed-a-motion-to-86-his-86-47-criminal-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=1796","title":{"rendered":"James Comey Filed a Motion to 86 his \u201886 47\u2019 Criminal Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former FBI Director James Comey asked a judge to dismiss a federal indictment against him Monday, arguing that posting a photo last year of seashells spelling out \u201c86 47\u201d did not constitute a \u201ctrue threat\u201d against President Donald Trump.<\/p>

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In , Comey\u2019s attorneys argue that \u201c86 47\u201d is a well-known political slogan that expresses opposition to Trump, and was commonly displayed at protests ahead of Comey\u2019s post, with thousands of items featuring the slogan sold on the internet that are available to this day.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the government now singles out Mr. Comey to prosecute one of the President\u2019s most prominent critics for publishing another person\u2019s statement of political opposition,\u201d the filing states.<\/p>

\u201cTo justify this prosecution, the indictment alleges that Mr. Comey\u2019s \u201886 47\u2019 post constitutes a \u2018true threat\u2019 on the President\u2019s life,\u201d the filing states. \u201cThat claim is contradicted by every possible source of meaning: dictionaries, context, precedent, and common sense. \u201886\u2019 simply means \u2018get rid of\u2019 or \u2018eject\u2019 and has no violent connotation except in the most uncommon usages.\u201d<\/p>\n

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