PEN America slams prosecutors' use of Comey novel
PEN America condemned federal prosecutors for citing a passage from James Comey's novel in their case against him. The group called it a 'desperate Hail Mary' and said the indictment is constitutionally dubious.
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The federal case against James Comey stems from a May 2025 Instagram post showing seashells arranged as "8647," which prosecutors interpret as a coded threat—"86" meaning to remove and "47" referencing Donald Trump's presidential number. Comey, who denies the charges, says he opposed violence and took the post down. The
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