Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina

“There is no serious dispute that an objective viewer of Comey’s post could read it to mean ‘Kill President Trump’,”

Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-19

Prosecutors made this argument in a court filing opposing Comey's motion to dismiss the indictment over his '8647' seashell Instagram post.

“coded message to his followers meaning ‘kill’ or ‘get rid of’ President Trump”

Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina · said 2026-08-18 · reported 2026-08-19

Prosecutors characterized Comey's seashell post this way in their filing opposing dismissal of the indictment.