Todd Blanche defends criminal charges against James Comey

8 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 3

Blanche said on NBC the two-count felony indictment over Comey’s 2025 “86 47” Instagram post rests on witness testimony, documents and other materials, but gave no specifics.
Comey deleted the post, apologised and denied wrongdoing, while Republican Senator Thom Tillis said prosecutors must show evidence beyond the beach image to justify the case.
Legal experts and Democratic Senator Adam Schiff called the prosecution weak and politically motivated, as Trump, who has long attacked Comey, pursues a second Justice Department case against him.

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