The lead prosecutor in the latest Justice Department case against former FBI Director James Comey has stepped aside. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Petracca, who had recently been hired to work in the Eastern District of North Carolina , has been removed from Comey’s case, according to a court filing. The two-page document filed Friday lists Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Severo as Petracca’s replacement. NBC News reported on the court filing first. Petracca had considered quitting the DOJ entirely, two of NBC News’ sources said. Comey was indicted in late April for a photo of seashells that the Department of Justice claims amounts to “making threats to harm” the president. The former FBI director has maintained his innocence, and the case has been heavily scrutinized.…