Justice Department attempts to distance Attorney General Todd Blanche from Comey’s ‘8647’ seashell threat indictment

The Justice Department stated in a court filing that U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle made the decision to criminally charge former FBI Director James Comey for posting a seashell image that prosecutors allege constitutes a threat to President Trump. The filing aims to convince a judge that Comey was not vindictively targeted due to the president's animosity toward him.