A federal judge on Thursday agreed to cancel James Comey’s scheduled court appearance on May 11 on criminal charges related to his Trump assassination Instagram post.
Comey asked the North Carolina judge to cancel the court appearance since he already appeared in an Alexandria court.
The Justice Department backed Comey’s request.
US District Judge Louise Flanagan, a George W. Bush appointee agreed to cancel Comey’s appearance.
The Hill reported:
A federal judge in North Carolina conditionally agreed to cancel former FBI Director James Comey’s upcoming court appearance on charges of threatening President Trump at his request and with the government’s support.
Comey asked to call off the hearing because he already made an initial appearance in Alexandria, Va., last week over the allegations. He said that federal criminal procedure rules provide “for an initial appearance in the singular.”
U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, said she would cancel the initial appearance if Comey files a waiver for the hearing in the district by Friday. She said the hearing would proceed as scheduled if no waiver is filed.
In Comey’s initial request, his attorneys said he would be willing to execute any necessary waiver “to give the Court additional comfort if the Court so desires.”
The Justice Department backed the request, according to Comey’s attorneys.
Comey was under arrest at his arraignment in a federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, last week.
James Comey posted his threatening ‘8647’ Instagram post last May.
“Cool shell formation on my beach walk,” Comey said.
’86 47′ is a threat to ‘eliminate/kill’ the 47th president.
Hellbound and Down 