The Department of Justice Follies have reached a kind of hilarious crescendo this week at various courtrooms throughout the country. The defense document cited an interesting sidelight in Kash Patel’s FBI’s effort to pin this ludicrous charge on Comey. Mr. Gravano did not recall ever discussing the term “86” with Mr. Comey, or otherwise ever hearing the term uttered in connection with trial. As with Person-1, Mr. Gravano did not indicate that he understood the seashells post to be a threat by Mr. Comey to carry out violence personally. “The witness’s testimony established that the pool had substantial preexisting damage requiring repair before any alleged conduct by Mr Hearn,” his lawyers wrote.