James Comey posts video in response to new DOJ indictment
James Comey has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly threatening President Trump through an Instagram photo. In response, Comey released a video asserting his innocence and suggesting that the charges are politically motivated. The Justice Department claims the photo contained a message interpreted as a serious threat against the President.
- ▪James Comey was indicted for allegedly threatening President Trump through an Instagram photo.
- ▪The charges include threatening the president and transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.
- ▪Comey claims the indictment is a result of a political vendetta against him by the Trump administration.
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- ▪ Analyzing Indictment of James Comey for "86 47" Post — Reason Magazine
- ▪ Read the full James Comey indictment — New York Post
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Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday over an Instagram photo from May 2025 of seashells in the sand spelling out “86 47,” a message that some have claimed was a subliminal threat calling to end the life of President Donald Trump. After Tuesday’s indictment was announced, Comey released a video on Substack professing his innocence. “Well, they’re back,” Comey said. “This time about a picture of seashells on a North Carolina beach a year ago. Recommended Stories Grand jury indicts WHCA dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen on four counts Appeals court spars with DOJ over Supreme Court’s transgender passport ruling DOJ sues Denver over semiautomatic rifle ban as mayor remains defiant “And this won’t be the end of it, but nothing has changed with me.
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