Posted on 05/07/2026 8:45:50 AM PDT by libstripper
Legal experts are pushing back on skepticism surrounding the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, arguing the Department of Justice would not have brought the case without meeting key legal thresholds.
"Lots of folks are saying the case is going nowhere, but, way too early to reach that conclusion," former Democratic U.S. Attorney John Fishwick, who served in Virginia during the Obama administration, said, cautioning against prematurely dismissing the case.
The indictment, brought last month in the Eastern District of North Carolina, alleged Comey, a longtime Trump nemesis, threatened the president and delivered interstate communications containing threats when he posted a photo on Instagram of seashells reading "8647" last year.
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James Comey belongs in a Federal Prison
Immediately
86 name
Lots of very powerful folks would not want to see their name after the number 86.
Why 86 47 instead of 25 47?
The term 86 45 has a history.
WAS “86 47” A DOG WHISTLE?
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