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Todd Blanche says case against Comey based on more than just Instagram post

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Todd Blanche says case against Comey based on more than just Instagram post
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Todd Blanche says case against Comey based on more than just Instagram post

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  • The Guardian·May 3

    Todd Blanche says case against Comey based on more than just Instagram post

    The acting US attorney general, Todd Blanche, on Sunday defended new criminal charges filed against former FBI head James Comey, insisting that the case was based on more than just an Instagram post from last year.The Department of Justice announced a two-count felony indictment against Comey on Tuesday, charging him in connection with a picture he posted on Instagram last May.The picture displayed seashells on the beach arranged in a formation to say “86 47”. 86 is shorthand for getting rid of something, and Trump allies accused Comey of threatening violence against the president.Comey deleted the post, apologized, and said he didn’t know that’s what the expression meant and condemned violence. Comey has said he is innocent and denies any wrongdoing.Trump has long seen Comey as a political enemy and frequently disparaged him on social media. Legal experts, including conservative allies, have met the new charges with skepticism, seeing it as a thinly-veiled effort to punish one of Trump’s political rivals (a previous criminal case against Comey in Virginia was dismissed last year).Blanche, however, insisted on Sunday there was more to the case.“Rest assured that it’s not just the Instagram post that leads somebody to get indicted,” Blanche said during

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  • NBC News·May 3

    Acting attorney general says indictment against James Comey goes beyond seashell photo

    Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey goes beyond the Instagram post central to his case.“This is not just about a single Instagram post,” Blanche told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday. “This is about a body of evidence that [prosecutors] collected over the series of about 11 months. That evidence was presented to the grand jury.”Blanche said he was not “permitted” to share the other evidence against Comey that was collected, but added: “At the trial — a public trial that will be open to the public — everybody in this country will know exactly what evidence the government has against Mr. Comey.”Comey was indicted last week on charges alleging he threatened the life of the president after he posted a photo on Instagram of seashells forming the numbers “86 47.”When asked Wednesday whether he actually felt that his life was threatened by Comey’s post, President Donald Trump said, “Probably.”“Well, if anybody knows anything about crime, they know 86 — you know what 86 — it’s a mob term for kill him,” Trump added.Restaurant workers told NBC News the term is “everyday lingo,” noting is has nothing to do

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