Former FBI director Comey’s prosecution over seashells picture is ‘preposterous and vindictive’ legal experts say

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsFormer FBI director Comey’s prosecution over seashells picture is ‘preposterous and vindictive’ legal experts sayAttempt to prosecute Comey over Instagram post allegedly calling for ‘political violence’ met with ridicule by experts, who say they expect it to be thrown outJoe Sommerlad Wednesday 29 April 2026 14:03 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967158","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/james-comey-indictment-legal-reaction-b2967158.html","title":"Comey prosecution over seashells post is ‘preposterous and vindictive’ experts say"}}CloseActing Attorney General Todd Blanche announces indictment of James Comey over alleged anti-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":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","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"...