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James Comey says seashells post was a political speech, not a threat against Trump
James Comey argued that an Instagram post of seashells arranged in the numerical pattern '86 47' was political speech, not a threat against US President Donald Trump. His lawyers claim the government cannot prove the post constitutes a 'true threat' against the president.
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