FBI head James Comey charged with threatening Donald Trump's life
The new case stems from a 2025 seashell photo posted by the former FBI director that the justice department says calls for violence against Trump.
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Comey charged with threatening Trump's life in Instagram post5 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNardine SaadandSareen HabeshianWatch: "I'm still innocent" - James Comey responds to new indictmentFormer FBI Director James Comey has been charged with threatening the life of US President Donald Trump, a formal accusation that stems from an image he briefly shared on social media.The image posted on Instagram last year 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.Responding to the charges on Tuesday, Comey said: "I'm still innocent, I'm still not…
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