https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-comey-trump-86-47-seashells-instagram-post-first-amendment/
15 hours ago · Former FBI Director James Comey argued that criminal charges stemming from an Instagram post should be dropped because his speech is protected by the First Amendment.
https://abcnews.com/US/james-comey-files-motion-seeking-dismissal-seashell-indictment/story?id=135123354
1 day ago · Former FBI Director James Comey's attorneys have filed a motion seeking the dismissal of the indictment charging Comey for posting a picture on his Instagram account of seashells spelling out "8647," which federal prosecutors say constituted a threat against President Donald Trump's life. "This indictment targets protected speech at the heart of the First Amendment," Comey's attorneys said in ...
https://apnews.com/article/james-comey-seashells-trump-justice-department-068769e0ebf826a069212ab273915791
12 hours ago · Former FBI Director James Comey is urging a judge to throw out federal charges against him. He's arguing that a photo of seashells arranged on a beach he posted on social media was not a call to violence against President Donald Trump but protected political speech.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/james-comey-seashells-case-lawyers-ask-judge-dismiss-trump-administrat-rcna589465
13 hours ago · Attorneys for the former FBI director say the indictment secured by the Trump administration “targets and chills core political speech and fails as a matter of law.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/27/james-comey-trump-seashells-request-dismiss/91063491007/
8 hours ago · Former FBI Director James Comey wants a judge to toss a criminal case that accuses him of threatening the president by posting an image of seashells.
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-07-27/comey-says-seashells-post-was-political-speech-not-a-threat-as-he-presses-to-dismiss-charges
1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey urged a judge on Monday to throw out federal charges against him, arguing that a photo of seashells arranged on a beach he posted on social ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/27/james-comey-trump-seashells-threat.html
15 hours ago · Former FBI Director James Comey asked a federal judge to dismiss his indictment on a charge of threatening to kill President Donald Trump. Comey's lawyers said the Instagram photo he posted of ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/james-comey-asks-judge-drop-172513673.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
9 hours ago · Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey asked a federal judge to dismiss the seashell threats case against him, which is set to go to trial in October, arguing that there was no actual ...
https://wtop.com/government/2026/07/comey-says-seashells-post-was-political-speech-not-a-threat-as-he-presses-to-dismiss-charges/
1 day ago · Former FBI Director James Comey urged a judge on Monday to throw out federal charges against him, arguing that a photo of seashells arranged on a beach he posted on social media was not a call to ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/james-comey-indicted-seashell-photo-officials-said-threatened-trump-rcna247022
Apr 28, 2026 · The Justice Department secured an indictment Tuesday charging former FBI Director James Comey with threatening the life of President Donald Trump by posting a photo of seashells on Instagram.