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director’s ‘86 47’ postThe lead prosecutor in former FBI director James Comey’s case over a social media post has withdrawn from the case, according to a new court filing.The justice department filed notice with the court on Friday evening that Matthew Petracca, a prosecutor from the US attorney’s office for the eastern district of North Carolina, had been replaced by assistant US attorney Timothy Severo.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...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/31/prosecutor-leaves-james-comey-case-doj