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- Former FBI Director James Comey’s lawyers asked a North Carolina federal judge to dismiss the seashell threat case.
- They argue the case violates Comey’s protected speech and reflects selective prosecution by the Trump administration.
- An off-record Justice Department official called the case a “complete loser” and expected dismissal.
- If the case proceeds, Comey would be arraigned in September and tried on Oct. 21 in New Bern, North Carolina.
