Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey asked a federal judge to dismiss the seashell threats case against him, which is set to go to trial in October, arguing that there was no actual threat against President Donald Trump in the now year-old post.

Comey’s photograph of sea shells reading “86 47” was at most “political hyperbole,” his attorneys argued.

Former FBI Director James Comey is urging a judge to throw out federal charges against him. He's arguing that a photo of seashells arranged on a beach he posted on social media…

Trump has interpreted "86 47" messages as open calls for his assassination, but James Comey denies that was his intention.