Comey alleges Trump pushed prosecution over ‘8647’ seashell post
Former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on 8 June 2017. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/APView image in fullscreenFormer FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on 8 June 2017. Comey’s seashells post, but that investigation appeared to be going nowhere until Mr. [Todd] Blanche and U.S.
- ▪Former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on 8 June 2017.
- ▪Photograph: Andrew Harnik/APView image in fullscreenFormer FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on 8 June 2017.
- ▪Comey’s seashells post, but that investigation appeared to be going nowhere until Mr. [Todd] Blanche and U.S.
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Former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on 8 June 2017. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/APView image in fullscreenFormer FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate intelligence committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on 8 June 2017. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/APUS newsComey alleges Trump pushed prosecution over ‘8647’ seashell postComey’s lawyers say Secret Service tracked him and investigators turned to AI and a mafia killer to bolster the caseSam Levine in New YorkWed 29 Jul 2026 12.35 EDTLast modified on Wed 29 Jul 2026 12.36 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLawyers for former FBI director James Comey alleged on Tuesday that US Secret Service agents illegally surveilled Comey, Donald Trump requested…
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