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Ex-FBI Director James Comey federal trial moved to October
Key takeaways
- District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on Tuesday granted Comey s request to delay the trial, which is now scheduled to begin on Oct. 21.
- Comey was indicted in April by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina with accusations that the photo was a serious expression of an intent to do harm to Trump, according to the indictment.
- Restaurant workers say 86 is everyday lingo in the food service industry and means that an item is unavailable or needs to be removed.
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Link copied by Finya Swai - 05/26/26 1:34 PM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING The criminal trial of former FBI director James Comey over allegedly threatening to kill President Trump in a social media post that consisted of a photo of seashells spelling out 86 47 is set to begin in October.
U.S. District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on Tuesday granted Comey s request to delay the trial, which is now scheduled to begin on Oct. 21.
At the center of the case is a now-deleted photo that the former FBI director posted on Instagram in 2025, which showed seashells arranged to form the numbers 86 47 with the caption, Cool shell formation on my beach walk.
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