Comey asks court to cancel upcoming appearance over Trump threat case

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsComey asks court to cancel upcoming appearance over Trump threat caseComey was indicted last week on two counts of allegedly ‘knowingly and willfully’ transmitting a threat against TrumpEric Tucker Thursday 07 May 2026 19:25 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2972514To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/james-comey-north-carolina-appearance-trump-b2972533.html","title":"Comey asks court to cancel upcoming appearance over Trump threat case"}}CloseAttorney General Todd Blanche announces indictment of James Comey over Trump postSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics"},"isClimate":false}Former FBI Director James Comey asked a federal court in North Carol...