Former FBI director James Comey indicted for second time
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted for threatening the life of Donald Trump, stemming from an Instagram post he made last year. The indictment alleges that Comey's post contained a serious expression of intent to harm the president. Comey has dismissed the charges and plans to fight them, asserting his innocence and belief in the judiciary.
- ▪Comey faces one count of willfully making a threat against the president and another for making an interstate threat.
- ▪Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
- ▪Democratic Senator Dick Durbin criticized the indictment as baseless and a form of petty retribution.
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Former FBI Director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on June 8, 2017. ANDREW HARNIK / AP Former FBI director James Comey has been indicted for threatening the life of Donald Trump, officials said on Tuesday, April 28, five months after a previous case against the outspoken critic of the president of the United States was thrown out. The indictment by a grand jury in North Carolina stems from an Instagram post the 65-year-old Comey made in May last year that showed the numbers "86 47" spelled out in seashells. Trump alleged in an interview with Fox News at the time that "86" was slang for kill and the "47" was a reference to his being the 47th US president. "He knew exactly what that meant," Trump said.
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