A federal judge on Tuesday granted former FBI Director James Comey’s request to delay his criminal trial over allegations that he threatened President Donald Trump through a social media post featuring seashells arranged in the numbers “86 47.”
U.S. District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan rescheduled the trial to begin Oct. 21 in New Bern, North Carolina, after prosecutors did not oppose the delay request. The trial had previously been set for July 15. Comey’s arraignment is now scheduled for Sept. 30.
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