{"id":358840,"date":"2026-05-29T20:11:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T01:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/lead-prosecutor-on-former-fbi-director-comeys-seashells-case-withdraws-without-explanation"},"modified":"2026-05-29T20:11:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T01:11:54","slug":"lead-prosecutor-on-former-fbi-director-comeys-seashells-case-withdraws-without-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/lead-prosecutor-on-former-fbi-director-comeys-seashells-case-withdraws-without-explanation","title":{"rendered":"Lead prosecutor on former FBI Director Comey&#8217;s &#8216;seashells&#8217; case withdraws with out clarification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">The lead prosecutor tasked with overseeing former FBI Director James Comey&#8217;s prosecution stemming from his <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/grand-jury-indicts-former-fbi-director-james-comey\/story?id=132425678\" dir=\"ltr\">post of seashells<\/a> that the Justice Department claims amounted to a threat against President Donald Trump has withdrawn from the case, according to a court filing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Matthew Petracca was the lone prosecutor from the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina assigned to the case when it was unsealed late last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">On Friday evening, however, the Justice Department filed a notice with the court indicating that Petracca has been replaced by assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Severo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The department did not include any explanation for the move in the high-profile case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Comey&#8217;s attorneys are expected to make a vigorous push to have the case dismissed before it can go to trial through a variety of legal challenges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment from ABC News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><em class=\" \">This is a developing story. 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