{
  "id": 1951949,
  "title": "US justice department defends prosecution of James Comey over ‘8647’ seashell post",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/us-justice-department-defends-prosecution-of-james-comey-over-8647",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T14:27:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/justice-department-defends-james-comey-prosecution"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Justice department claims there’s ‘no dispute’ over whether ex-FBI head’s post could be read as a threat against Trump The US Department of Justice has defended its prosecution of former FBI director James Comey, claiming in new court documents there is “no serious dispute” that his social media post last year featuring a photo of seashells arranged to read “8647” could be interpreted as a threat…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "‘No serious dispute’ that Comey’s seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/no-serious-dispute-that-comeys-seashell-post-could-be-read-as-a-trump",
        "published": "2026-08-19T11:52:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "‘No serious dispute’ that Comey’s seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/no-serious-dispute-that-comeys-seashell-post-could-be-read-as-a-trump-1934033",
        "published": "2026-08-19T12:23:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "'No serious dispute' that Comey's seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/no-serious-dispute-that-comeys-seashell-post-could-be-read-as-a-trump-1967181",
        "published": "2026-08-19T15:57:25.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}