The indictment stems from a 2025 photo of seashells posted by Comey that critics have said encouraged violence against the US president.

The indictment stems from a 2025 photo of seashells posted by Comey that critics have said encouraged violence against the US president.

It's the second time the Justice Department under Donald Trump has indicted Comey. Comey is a frequent critic of the president.

Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged with threatening the life of US President Donald Trump, an indictment that stems from an image he briefly shared on social media last year. The charges relate to an image Comey posted on Instagram last year that showed seashells forming the numbers "86 47". "Eighty-six" is a slang term used to mean "eject" or "remove". Comey has insisted he did not know what the numbers on the image meant, but Trump and other administration officials have said the post was a threat against the 47th president. The justice department had earlier brought charges against Comey in September, accusing him of lying to Congress over press leaks. A federal judge dismissed that case two months later, saying that the interim federal prosecutor who brought the charges was improperly appointed. "While this case is unique, and this indictment stands out because of the name of the defendant, his alleged conduct is the same kind of conduct that we will never tolerate and that we will always investigate…

Former FBI director James Comey has been indicted again, US media reported Tuesday, five months after a previous case against the outspoken critic of President Donald Trump was thrown out.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump. The criminal case is the second in a matter of months against Comey and is part of […]

Former FBI director James Comey has been indicted again, US media reported Tuesday, five months after a previous case was dismissed. Comey was indicted in an investigation over a social media photo of…

He is among multiple foes of the Republican president to come under scrutiny by the Justice Department over the last year.

The criminal case is the second in a matter of months against Comey and is part of the Trump administration Justice Department's relentless effort to prosecute political opponents of the president.

The US Justice Department has indicted former FBI Director James Comey for a second time, according to news agency Reuters. The move follows the dismissal of an earlier case and comes amid pressure to pursue Trump's perceived political enemies.