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Acting AG Indicts Ex-FBI Chief Comey Over Trump Threat

4/29/2026

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two counts for threatening U.S. President Donald Trump.
The North Carolina indictment alleges Comey made a threat to take the President’s life and transmitted it in interstate commerce after posting a May Instagram photo of seashells arranged as “86 47,” which he later deleted.
Comey’s lawyer and a Justice Department spokesperson have not commented on the indictment.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two counts for threatening U.S. President Donald Trump.
The North Carolina indictment alleges Comey made a threat to take the President’s life and transmitted it in interstate commerce after posting a May Instagram photo of seashells arranged as “86 47,” which he later deleted.
Comey’s lawyer and a Justice Department spokesperson have not commented on the indictment.