Comey North Carolina court appearance may be cancelled
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Updated · POLITICO · May 8
Comey North Carolina court appearance may be cancelled
15 articles · Updated · POLITICO · May 8
A federal judge in Greenville said Monday's hearing will be scrapped if Comey files a waiver by Friday, after his lawyers said he had already appeared in Virginia.
The Justice Department consented to the request in the Trump threat case, which centres on whether Comey's Instagram post can meet the high legal bar for a true threat.
It is the administration's second case against Comey after an earlier false-statements prosecution was dismissed over the prosecutor's appointment, while Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says investigators have evidence beyond the post.
Can a common slang term with multiple meanings legally be considered a true threat against a public official?