Judge to cancel second Comey court appearance at request of his lawyers

Published May 8, 2026 8:22am ET



A North Carolina federal judge is poised to cancel former FBI Director James Comey’s second court appearance after his attorneys argued he already made an initial appearance in a related federal case.

Comey, who led the FBI from 2013 to 2017, was indicted last week over a social media post prosecutors allege carried threatening implications toward President Donald Trump.

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