DOJ indicts former FBI Director James Comey for second time

Apr 28, 2026 · 6:40 PM UTC ·1 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 33 views

Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by President Trump's Justice Department for a second time, multiple sources tell CBS News. Lindsey Reiser anchors CBS News' coverage.

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11 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 16 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 7 centre, 1 lean right.

Lean left · 2Centre · 7Lean right · 1

▪ First Thing: Justice department indicts ex-FBI director James Comey over seashells Instagram post — The Guardian — US
▪ Former FBI chief Comey indicted again, this time over anti-Trump online post — France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
▪ Former FBI director and Trump foe James Comey indicted again — Straits Times — World
▪ Former FBI director James Comey indicted for second time — Le Monde.fr - Actualités et Infos en France et dans le monde
▪ James Comey indicted for second time by Justice Department — Politics
▪ Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted for his ‘8647’ seashell post on Instagram — CNBC
▪ Ex-FBI director James Comey indicted again, this time over anti-Trump post — South China Morning Post
▪ James Comey indicted by Justice Department for second time — Axios
▪ James Comey indicted again in new Justice Department probe — Fox News
▪ James Comey Indicted Again by Trump's DOJ: Report — Newsweek

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Record

Original publisher	Cbsnews
Canonical URL	https://www.cbsnews.com/video/doj-indicts-former-fbi-director-james-comey-for-second-time/
Publication time	Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:40:52 -0400
Retrieval time	2026-04-28T18:56:24.149Z
Last seen	2026-04-28T18:56:24.149Z
Headline source	Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite)
Excerpt source	publisher description
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Summary	None yet
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Citation coverage	No WeSearch summary has been generated for this story yet.
Cluster	rl7gkiWaCjwG · 11 stories
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Ranking reason	Story pages are not engagement-ranked. Hub feeds use recency, with optional source-diversified chronological ordering (cap consecutive stories per source). No personalized ranking.
Publisher visit	Yes — open original
Substitutes article?	No — link-out required for full text

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Snippet	May a short excerpt of the publisher's text be shown?	Allowed
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