re: Blanche confirms the DOJ has more evidence against Comey than just his '8647' post

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Is the grand jury indictment any sign, or are those easy as shite to come by? Serious question, as I have no clue.

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Indictments are notoriously easy to obtain. I would never presume guilt simply because of an indictment. However, it is the required first step. I’m sure Comey isn’t feeling great about it.

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The grand jury didn’t think so. I think there were 11 indictments handed down to the SPLC today.

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Whats that saying again oh yes "a grand jury will indite a ham sandwitch" And watch what comes out of this, nothing.

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On what grounds ?

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1) First Amendment (free speech)-

"Americans have broad free speech protections under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits government infringement on the freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

In a case from 1969, Watts v. United States, the Supreme Court said the First Amendment does not protect "true threats," but it does allow for "vehement, caustic, and sometimes unpleasantly sharp attacks on government and public officials."
That case involved criminal charges against an 18-year-old man who allegedly threatened President Lyndon Baines Johnson during an anti-war demonstration.

The defendant had told a crowd: "If they ever make me carry a rifle the first man I want to get in my sights is L.B.J."
The Supreme Court threw out his conviction, saying his remarks were "political hyperbole."
In later cases, the high court has said "true threats" are "serious expressions of an intent to commit an act of unlawful violence."

Clay Calvert, a First Amendment scholar affiliated with the American Enterprise Institute think tank, said Comey's photo of seashells was more benign than the rhetoric at issue in the Watts case.
"Seashells on a beach would be an odd context to convey a threat of violence," Calvert said, adding that the case "fits a pattern of retribution by the Trump administration against his perceived political enemies."

Reuters: Experts Say Comey Indictment Flawed


2) Vindictive/selective prosecution:

"The only potential threat mentioned in the three-page indictment was a photo he posted on Instagram in May 2025 of seashells on a beach spelling out “86 47,” which the Justice Department said was a threat to kill the president.

But on “Meet the Press,” Blanche said that other people who wore or posted those letters would not be indicted.

“[It is] posted constantly — that phrase is used constantly,” Blanche said.

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