Judge conditionally agrees to cancel Comey appearance in Trump threat case
Source: The Hill
05/07/26 3:25 PM ET
A federal judge in North Carolina conditionally agreed to cancel former FBI Director James Comey’s upcoming court appearance on charges of threatening President Trump at his request and with the government’s support.
Comey asked to call off the hearing because he already made an initial appearance in Alexandria, Va., last week over the allegations. He said that federal criminal procedure rules provide “for an initial appearance in the singular.” U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, said she would cancel the initial appearance if Comey files a waiver for the hearing in the district by Friday. She said the hearing would proceed as scheduled if no waiver is filed.
In Comey’s initial request, his attorneys said he would be willing to execute any necessary waiver “to give the Court additional comfort if the Court so desires.”. The Justice Department backed the request, according to Comey’s attorneys.
Comey faces two charges stemming from a photo of seashells he shared on social media that displayed the message “86 47,” which prosecutors now say amounted to a threat on Trump’s life. The phrase “86” is commonly used as slang for removing or throwing out something or someone, and Trump is the 47th president. The former FBI director has not yet entered a plea but has denied any wrongdoing.
Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5868359-comey-court-appearance-trump/
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