Comey seeks dismissal of Trump 8647 threat case

Key Points:

• Lawyers for James Comey allege the U.S. Secret Service conducted illegal electronic surveillance of Comey at the request of a high-level Department of Justice official on the same day President Trump accused Comey of threatening assassination through a photo post.
• The surveillance reportedly included tracking Comey and his wife during their return from North Carolina, including a visit to their deceased son's grave, and was considered "legally questionable" by a Secret Service supervisor.
• The court filing seeks dismissal of Comey's indictment for threatening the president with the "8647" photo, citing vindictive and selective prosecution, and claims the Secret Service coordinated closely with the DOJ and President Trump.
• The Secret Service instituted a policy to treat the phrase "8647" as coded language for threatening the president, with "86" commonly meaning removal and Trump being the 47th president.
• A DOJ spokesperson affirmed Comey will face court proceedings following a North Carolina grand jury indictment, while a previous indictment against Comey was dismissed due to unlawful appointment of a U.S. attorney involved in that prosecution.