Comey’s Lawyers Expose Political Witch Hunt and Secret Service Overreach in Indictment Motion
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Attorneys for James Comey have filed to dismiss a politically motivated indictment, revealing that the Secret Service, at the behest of Trump-aligned officials, unlawfully surveilled Comey and his wife. The motion highlights the abuse of state power and the ongoing targeting of dissenters by the Trump administration.
Lawyers representing former FBI director James Comey have moved to dismiss an indictment that accuses him of threatening President Donald Trump by posting a photo of seashells forming the numbers “8647” on Instagram. This latest attempt to criminalize dissent comes as the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina hears claims that the Secret Service, acting on orders from a senior Department of Justice official, conducted warrantless electronic surveillance of Comey and his wife in May 2025. The surveillance, which extended to the couple’s private visit to their son’s gravesite, exemplifies the unchecked power of security agencies under Trump’s regime.
The petition argues that the prosecution is both vindictive and selective, a hallmark of authoritarian governance. A Secret Service supervisor reportedly described the surveillance as “legally questionable” but was compelled to proceed, further demonstrating the erosion of legal norms. The motion alleges that the Secret Service worked hand-in-glove with the Department of Justice and the president, providing real-time updates to Air Force One to inform Trump’s press briefings—an egregious abuse of government resources for personal political vendettas.
“A North Carolina grand jury indicted Comey, and he'll have his day in court like any other defendant,” a Department of Justice spokesperson said, glossing over the deeply politicized nature of the case.
The motion seeks dismissal on the grounds that the indictment is the product of an improper, politically charged investigation. It cites a new Secret Service policy that arbitrarily classified the phrase “8648” as coded language for a presidential threat, a clear attempt to criminalize free expression. The filing also references a prior case in which a Virginia federal judge dismissed an indictment against Comey, finding that a former Trump personal lawyer had been improperly appointed as U.S. attorney—a further example of the Trump administration’s disregard for the rule of law.
If granted, the dismissal would remove the baseless charge that Comey transmitted a threat in interstate commerce, a case that has drawn attention as yet another example of the right-wing weaponization of the justice system against political opponents.