Former FBI director James Comey faces new indictment: Reports
Court Battles Former FBI director James Comey faces new indictment by Ella Lee - 04/28/26 2:18 PM ET Link copied by Ella Lee - 04/28/26 2:18 PM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING The Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a second indictment against former FBI Director James Comey. Last May, Comey posted a photo of seashells on a beach arranged to form the numbers 86-47, which Trump — the 47th president — claimed at the time was a call for his assassination. If you’re the FBI director and you don’t know what that meant, that meant assassination.
- ▪Court Battles Former FBI director James Comey faces new indictment by Ella Lee - 04/28/26 2:18 PM ET Link copied by Ella Lee - 04/28/26 2:18 PM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING The Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a second indictment again
- ▪Last May, Comey posted a photo of seashells on a beach arranged to form the numbers 86-47, which Trump — the 47th president — claimed at the time was a call for his assassination.
- ▪If you’re the FBI director and you don’t know what that meant, that meant assassination.
6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 4 centre.
- ▪ Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted in probe over online post officials say constituted Trump threat — Euronews
- ▪ Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted in probe over online post officials say constituted Trump threat - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Former FBI director James Comey facing second indictment, source says — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Grand jury indicts former FBI Director James Comey over controversial Instagram post — ABC News: Top Stories
- ▪ Grand Jury Indicts Former N.I.H. Official — NYT > Top Stories
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Court Battles Former FBI director James Comey faces new indictment by Ella Lee - 04/28/26 2:18 PM ET Link copied by Ella Lee - 04/28/26 2:18 PM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING The Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a second indictment against former FBI Director James Comey. Last May, Comey posted a photo of seashells on a beach arranged to form the numbers 86-47, which Trump — the 47th president — claimed at the time was a call for his assassination. “He knew exactly what that meant. A child knows what that meant. If you’re the FBI director and you don’t know what that meant, that meant assassination. And it says it loud and clear,” Trump told Fox News last May.
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