Lead prosecutor withdraws from criminal case against James Comey
May 31, 2026
DoJ filing did not say why Timothy Severo is replacing Matthew Petracca in case over ex-FBI director’s ‘86 47’ postThe lead prosecutor in former FBI director James Comey’s case over a social media post has withdrawn from the case, according to a new court filing.The justice department filed
notice with the court on Friday evening that Matthew Petracca, a prosecutor from the US attorney’s office for the eastern district of North Carolina, had been replaced by assistant US attorney Timothy Severo. Continue reading... ...read more read less