Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted for his '8647' seashell post on Instagram

Federal grand jury indicts former FBI director James Comey for threats to harm President Trump

WILMINGTON, N.C. – A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina today returned an indictment charging former FBI director James Comey with making threats to harm President Donald J. Trump. The Indictment includes two counts, first in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 871, alleging that James Comey, 65, knowingly and willfully made a threat to take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States. This char…

Defense Attorney Todd Blanche Didn't Use to Believe Vituperative Speech Was a Threat

In 2023, defense attorney Todd Blanche insisted this was not a threat. To be fair, Blanche and Trump’s other lawyers equivocated a bit and claimed it was not a threat directed at Tanya Chutkan or Jack Smith. The prosecution once again cites President Trump’s August 4, 2023, Truth Social post; however, as previously explained, Doc. 14 at 7–8 n.8, that post did not concern this case. See Nick Robertson, Trump campaign defends threatening social me…

DOJ charges former FBI chief a second time

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has brought a new criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, a source familiar with the case said Tuesday.

Former FBI Director James Comey Indicted Over Alleged Trump Threat

Former FBI Director James Comey appears as a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on May 20, 2025. —Scott Kowalchyk—CBS/Getty ImagesThe Justice Department has indicted former FBI Director James Comey over a 2025 social media post of seashells that allegedly threatened President Donald Trump.The new charges include “knowingly and wilfully” making a threat against the President and transmitting a threat in interstate commerce, according to …

Comey Indicted Over '86 47,' 'Murder Trump' Seashell Post - NewsRescue

A federal grand jury has indicted former FBI Director James Comey on charges of threatening President Trump. The case rests on a May 2025 Instagram photo of seashells arranged into '86 47'.

Former FBI Director James Comey indicted for threatening Trump in Instagram post

Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Tuesday over a photo he briefly shared on social media that officials said threatened President Donald Trump, marking the administration's second attempt to prosecute one of his biggest political opponents.