James Comey trial over alleged threat against Trump postponed until 2027

{'type': 'paragraph', 'text': 'Judge Louise Flanagan granted another defence request to postpone proceedings because several significant motions must first be decided. They include a request to dismiss the case. The trial date had already been moved once, from July to October.'}

{'type': 'paragraph', 'text': 'The case stems from a May 2025 Instagram post in which Comey shared a photo of seashells arranged as “86 47.” Trump is the 47th US president. His supporters interpreted the image as a call for an assassination. Comey denied making a violent threat, deleted the post and said he had not known that some people associated those numbers with violence.'}

{'type': 'paragraph', 'text': 'Prosecutors now accuse Comey of knowingly communicating a death threat against Trump; he denies the allegation. Merriam-Webster says “86” was first recorded in the 1930s. Its meanings include that a restaurant item is sold out, to get rid of something or to reject it. The dictionary describes “kill” as a rare, later extension of the expression.'}

{'type': 'paragraph', 'text': 'The prosecution will have to prove that Comey clearly intended to threaten the president. The former FBI director has previously said he noticed the shell formation while walking on a beach. Source: dpa / Tagesspiegel.'}