WASHINGTON — Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey will be in court Friday seeking to toss out the third federal criminal case the Trump administration has brought against him in the past 13 months.Comey, who has long been a target of Donald Trump’s since the president fired him nearly a decade ago, is facing a case involving two alleged crimes that date back to 2016.His attorneys contend there’s no valid case against him: The government didn’t secure an indictment from a grand jury before the statute of limitations of 10 years expired.It was the third case against Comey since September 2025, when a Trump-aligned attorney convinced a federal grand jury to return an indictment against Comey in the Eastern District of Virginia.
That case was later tossed because the attorney, Lindsey Halligan, was found to have been unlawfully acting as a federal prosecutor.Then came the seashells case: A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina indicted Comey over an Instagram photo he posted with seashells arranged to spell out “8647,” which prosecutors contended was a threat against the president.Comey’s team has moved to dismiss that case on several grounds and says the picture was clearly not intended as a threat.
The term “86” is widely known in the restaurant world to mean the kitchen is out of a dish.A federal judge has not yet ruled and knocked back the trial until 2027.A banner featuring President Donald Trump on the facade of the Justice Department in Washington.Drew Angerer / AFP-GettyThe latest case centers on the allegation that Comey, while FBI director in October 2016, authorized his staff to speak to a New York Times reporter to correct the record about another report that dealt with classified information.The case was brought under seal on Oct.
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