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Ex-FBI Director Comey Indicted for Seashell Threat to Trump

4/30/2026

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Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Tuesday for allegedly threatening President Donald Trump with a seashell message.
President Donald Trump’s September 2025 Truth Social post urging former Attorney General Pam Bondi to indict Comey came before the indictment, politicizing the case.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the probe began in May 2025, not suddenly.
Comey’s daughter Maurene, a Southern District prosecutor, was fired a month later without explanation.

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Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Tuesday for allegedly threatening President Donald Trump with a seashell message.
President Donald Trump’s September 2025 Truth Social post urging former Attorney General Pam Bondi to indict Comey came before the indictment, politicizing the case.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the probe began in May 2025, not suddenly.
Comey’s daughter Maurene, a Southern District prosecutor, was fired a month later without explanation.