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Comey Indicted Over Instagram Photo, Claims Political Retaliation

5/18/2026

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James Comey was indicted on two counts for an Instagram seashell photo alleged to threaten U.S. President Donald Trump.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the indictment rests on evidence gathered over roughly eleven months, not merely the Instagram post.
James Comey called the prosecutions political retaliation, noting earlier indictments against him and New York Attorney General Letitia James were dismissed as vindictive.

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James Comey was indicted on two counts for an Instagram seashell photo alleged to threaten U.S. President Donald Trump.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the indictment rests on evidence gathered over roughly eleven months, not merely the Instagram post.
James Comey called the prosecutions political retaliation, noting earlier indictments against him and New York Attorney General Letitia James were dismissed as vindictive.