Comey asks court to dismiss ’86 47′ seashell case
Comey’s ‘86 47’ post constitutes a ‘true threat’ on the President’s life. That claim is contradicted by every possible source of meaning: dictionaries, context, precedent, and common sense,” Comey’s attorneys wrote in a supplementary document accompanying their motion to dismiss.“‘86’ simply means ‘get rid of’ or ‘eject’ and has no violent connotation except in the most uncommon usages. Most dictionaries do not even list the meaning—’to kill’—that the government now proposes.
- ▪Comey’s ‘86 47’ post constitutes a ‘true threat’ on the President’s life.
- ▪That claim is contradicted by every possible source of meaning: dictionaries, context, precedent, and common sense,” Comey’s attorneys wrote in a supplementary document accompanying their motion to dismiss.“‘86’ simply means ‘get rid of’ or
- ▪Most dictionaries do not even list the meaning—’to kill’—that the government now proposes.
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Former FBI Director James Comey asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss the Trump administration’s indictment over his social media post featuring seashells in the shape of “86 47,” an apparent threat against the president, as alleged by the Department of Justice.The defendant’s lawyers insisted the controversial post did not constitute a “true threat” against President Donald Trump and that it was “mere political hyperbole” instead. Recommended Stories Comey asks court to dismiss ’86 47′ seashell case Hawaii’s Democratic lieutenant governor indicted in bribery investigation Biden drops lawsuit seeking block of memoir tapes after court loss Trump has interpreted “86 47” messages as open calls for his assassination, but Comey denies that was his intention.Advertisement “To justify this…
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