Lead federal prosecutor in James Comey seashells photo case steps aside

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Source: NBC News

Matthew Petracca, a former Republican county committeeman, was the rookie federal prosecutor who brought the highly criticized case to a federal grand jury.

A rookie federal prosecutor who brought a case accusing former FBI Director James Comey of threatening President Donald Trump’s life by posting a photo of seashells on Instagram has stepped off the case.

Matthew Petracca, who had been recently hired as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of North Carolina, is no longer on the Comey case, according to a court filing.

Petracca also dropped off of other criminal cases in the Eastern District of North Carolina in recent days, according to court filings. Petracca is a former Republican county committeeman in New Jersey whom Eastern District of North Carolina W. Ellis Boyle hired months ago, NBC News has reported. Boyle oversaw the highly criticized case, which will go to trial in October if it manages to survive legal challenges.

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/lead-federal-prosecutor-james-comey-seashells-photo-case-steps-rcna345342

[Deuxcents]

1. The news this Friday night has been delightful from the seashells, Kennedy Arts Center and slush fund rulings

May we have some more, please? 😊

[Mark.b2]

2. Plus, a pretty good day in the market!

Let’s hope all this good news rolls into next week, too!

[riversedge]

4. A glorious trifecta

[FakeNoose]

3. Sounds like he's looking for another job

Smart man ... if he stays at DoJ he'll probably lose his law license... sooner or later.

[Vinca]

5. Must have decided he likes his law license.

For the second time this morning, one of my posts appeared twice and one had to be deleted. Is it just my computer????