US justice department defends prosecution of James Comey over ‘8647’ seashell post

The U.S. Department of Justice has defended its prosecution of former FBI director James Comey, stating in court documents that his social media post containing seashells arranged to read "8647" could be interpreted as a threat against Donald Trump. Prosecutors argued in a document filed on Tuesday that an objective viewer of Comey's post could understand it to mean "Kill President Trump."