Trump Justice Department Indicts Former Fbi Chief James Comey Again

Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is renewing efforts to punish James Comey, CNN reported on Tuesday.

The charges against Comey were unclear, but nan matter stems from a photograph he posted to societal media of oversea shells arranged connected a North Carolina formation to read, "86 47," nan first numbers indicating a slang word for getting free of personification aliases thing and nan 2nd presumed to a reference to Trump, who became nan 47th president of nan United States successful his 2nd term.

Comey was interviewed by nan Secret Service successful May aft Trump officials claimed he was, done nan posting, pushing for nan assassination of Trump. Comey deleted nan station soon aft it was made, writing: "I didn't recognize immoderate folks subordinate those numbers pinch violence" and "I reason unit of immoderate benignant truthful I took nan station down.”

Having emerged arsenic a professional of nan president’s successful nan clip since leaving nan FBI, Comey first earned Trump’s emnity successful 2016 and 2017 erstwhile his agency began an investigation into nan 2016 Trump campaign’s alleged ties to Russian officials. Trump has harbored anger against Comey for years, and since taking agency successful 2025 has directed nan Department of Justice to statesman a run of criminal prosecutions against Comey and others who person challenged him successful akin ways, for illustration New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Attorney General Pam Bondi headed up that effort astatine nan agency earlier her firing earlier this month. Tuesday’s news is evident confirmation that her replacement, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, will proceed successful that vein.

Last year, attorneys for nan DoJ moving retired of nan Eastern District of Virginia brought charges against Comey for allegedly lying to Congress pertaining to whether he authorized leaks to nan property astir nan investigation into Donald Trump’s 2016 run for president and Hillary Clinton’s usage of a backstage email server arsenic caput of State. He denied nan charges, which ne'er went to trial. Comey denied those accusations astatine nan time, and declined to remark to CNN connected Tuesday regarding nan caller charges.

A judge tossed nan lawsuit against him alternatively past fall, ruling that erstwhile White House staffer Lindsey Halligan was illegally appointed to her domiciled overseeing nan Eastern District, making her actions arsenic a charismatic unlawful.

“My family and I person known for years that location are costs to opinionated up to Donald Trump, but we couldn’t ideate ourselves surviving immoderate different way,” Comey said successful a connection past twelvemonth upon his first indictment. “We will not unrecorded connected our knees and you shouldn’t either.”

“My bosom is surgery for nan Department of Justice,” he added.

Comey’s first indictment was preceded by Trump calling publically for nan Department of Justice to return action against him. In a Truth Social post, nan president urged Pam Bondi to statesman issuing indictments, an unprecedented measurement for an American president and 1 that led to resignations among elder prosecutors astatine nan Eastern District and different offices called upon by nan DoJ to make nan president’s dreams a reality. The Wall Street Journal later reported nan station was meant arsenic a nonstop message.

“Pam: I person reviewed complete 30 statements and posts saying that, essentially, ‘same aged communicative arsenic past time, each talk, nary action. Nothing is being done. What astir Comey, Adam ‘Shifty’ Schiff, Leticia??? They’re each blameworthy arsenic hell, but thing is going to beryllium done,’” Trump posted successful September of 2025.

Comey would spell connected to beryllium indicted for allegedly making mendacious statements to Congress nan aforesaid month.

Law enforcement officials confirmed arsenic acold backmost arsenic May of past twelvemonth that Comey was interviewed by Secret Service agents complete his seashells post. The magnitude of clip betwixt nan original station and nan indictment suggests that nan agency initially did not spot nan lawsuit arsenic worthy pursuing, but yet changed their minds.

“Today, national agents from @SecretService interviewed disgraced erstwhile FBI Director Comey regarding a societal media station calling for nan assassination of President Trump. I will proceed to return each measures basal to guarantee nan protection of @POTUS Trump. This is an ongoing investigation,” wrote then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem connected May 16 of past year. Noem was ousted by Trump from her position arsenic DHS caput astir 2 months ago.

A month aft nan post was published and deleted nan Justice Department fired Maurene Comey, nan erstwhile FBI director’s girl who served arsenic a charismatic for nan U.S. Attorney's Office for nan Southern District of New York. She said she wasn’t fixed a logic for her termination.