Did Comey Threaten Trump’s Assassination to Boost Book Sales?
Former FBI Director James Comey faces a new DOJ indictment over a social media post interpreted as a threat to assassinate President Donald Trump, with prosecutors alleging the post was timed to boost sales of his upcoming book. The Justice Department is pursuing a forfeiture of book proceeds tied to the alleged threat, which was posted days before the release of Comey's novel 'FDR Drive'. This follows a previous failed prosecution that was dismissed on procedural grounds related to the eligibility of the prosecutor.
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Did Comey Threaten Trump’s Assassination to Boost Book Sales? Catherine Salgado | 11:08 AM on April 30, 2026 AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File Former FBI Director James Comey is once again facing a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment for his threat to assassinate Donald Trump. And the DOJ is also reportedly emphasizing the fact that Comey made his threat only a few days before his book came out, in a potential ploy to boost sales. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); If the DOJ does decide to emphasize this point and succeeds in proving it, Comey would have to forfeit proceeds from book sales deemed attributable to his disgusting social media post, which you can see…
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