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Trump Asks Update on Secret Service Tracking; Comey Seeks Dismissal

7/30/2026

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James Comey’s lawyers filed a Carolina motion seeking dismissal, alleging Secret Service surveillance, ChatGPT use, and a mafia witness.
U.S. President Donald Trump asked Secret Service agents for updates on the seashell-post investigation.
Secret Service notes labeled an “exigency” request to ping Comey’s phone a “bad idea” because no imminent threat existed.
Agents tracked Comey’s cellphone and followed him and his wife Patrice from Washington to North Carolina.

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James Comey’s lawyers filed a Carolina motion seeking dismissal, alleging Secret Service surveillance, ChatGPT use, and a mafia witness.
U.S. President Donald Trump asked Secret Service agents for updates on the seashell-post investigation.
Secret Service notes labeled an “exigency” request to ping Comey’s phone a “bad idea” because no imminent threat existed.
Agents tracked Comey’s cellphone and followed him and his wife Patrice from Washington to North Carolina.