Acting US Attorney General Faces New Charges
The charges include knowingly and willfully transmitting a communication containing a threat to kill President Trump. The accusation is being reported in contrast to typical rhetoric used by Donald Trump. Prosecutors allege the threat was made through an image briefly shared on Comey's Instagram account last year. Trump administration officials claim the image constituted a threat. The announcement follows a recent assassination attempt against the president in Washington. Legal experts stated that Mr. Comey's post against the president at a dinner in Washington is protected by the First Amendment. Critics have characterized the new charges as an attempt by President Trump to weaponize the Justice Department. James Comey has denied allegations that his social media post regarding the year 1986 constituted a threat to Donald Trump.
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“Another one, an individual was indicted for threatening Tom Homan.”
“message 8647, which some critics say was a call to assassinate Trump.”
“he knowingly and willfully transmitted an interstate and foreign commerce, a communication that contained a threat to kill President Trump in violation of 18 USC 875C.”
“United States Attorney Ella Spoil who is standing to my right. 18 USC 871A. Count two, he knowingly and willfully transmitted an interstate and foreign commerce, a communication that contained a threat to kill President Trump”
“they're re-inditing him for a threat against the president. You know, they're saying that, his post of a seashell arrangement that says 86, 47 is being interpreted by this department of justice as a threat against the light.”
“The former FBI Director James Comey charged today with threatening President Donald Trump's life. He posted an image of seashells spelling out the numbers 8647 on his Instagram account last year, according to the federal indictment.”
“Bernardo Carlos III está nos Estados Unidos, chegou ontem a ser recebido por Donald Trump.”
“86 is a term often used in according to court documents. I'm looking at this picture right now and it's literally seashells and he's put eight six four seven he's spelled it out in seashells on a sandy beach and that's why he's been indicted.”
“This two-count indictment charge is coming with knowingly and willfully making a threat to take the life of and to inflict bodily harm upon President Trump, and also with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.”
“Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. talked about the charges against Comey in a news conference moments ago. I think it's fair to say that threatening the life of anybody is dangerous and potentially a crime. Threatening the life of the President of the United States.”
“Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Cash Patel announcing that former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on one count of threatening the life of the president and one count of making an interstate threat.”
“this indictment, which alleges that a reasonable recipient who is familiar with the circumstances would interpret the image as a serious expression of an intent to do harm to President Trump”
“grand jury in North Carolina, returned a two-count indictment charging him with... making an interstate threat.”
“grand jury in North Carolina, returned a two-count indictment charging him with...”
“At the news conference that just wrapped up at Justice Department headquarters, the acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was asked about the...”
“making an interstate threat. This has been live coverage on C-SPAN radio.”
“they found another case that they managed to get a grand jury to charge him with threatening the life of the president and sending threats in an interstate communication.”
“the life of the president and sending threats in an interstate communication.”
“the life of the president and sending threats in an interstate communication. they're very serious charges and you know not usually the kinds of charges that we see”
“The first count is at honor about May 15 of last year. He knowingly and willfully making a threat to take the life of and to inflict bodily harm upon the president of the United States.”
“making a threat to take the life of and to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States. Count two, same day May 15, 2025, that the defendant James Comey knowingly and willfully transmitting in interstate commerce a communication that contained a threat to kill the President of the United States.”
“the second count is transmitting a threat to kill the president through interstate commerce while this case is unique and this indictment stands out because of the name of the defendant”
“defendant James Comey knowingly and willfully transmitting an interstate commerce of communication. lines 86 that contained a threat to kill the president of the United States.”
“case the Justice Department has brought against Comey who's a long time...”
“FBI Director James Comey over alleged threats against the president on social”
“An arrest warrant has been issued for former FBI Director James Comey from the US Justice Department. It's related to a social media post which supporters of Donald Trump interpreted as making a threat to the president.”
“The two counts indictment charged the president of the U.S. Justice Department.”
“an individual was indicted for threatening Tom Homan. I say that to say that while this case is unique and this indictment stands out because of the name of the defendant, his alleged conduct is the same kind of conduct that we will never tolerate”
“indicted today for threatening President Trump by posting pictures with seashells reading.”
“de oud FBI-director Comey opnieuw aangeklaagd voor het bedreigen van president Trump.”
“The specific charges we're seeing now are knowingly and willfully making a threat to take the life of and cause bodily harm to the President of the United States”
“de oud FBI-director Comey opnieuw aangeklaagd voor het bedreigen van president Trump. ... Comi, een uitgesproken kriticus van de president, plaatten een foto op zijn Instagram van een strand met schelpen die de cijfers 86 en 47 vormen.”
“indicted today for threatening President Trump by posting pictures with seashells reading. Bring it a miss, he struck him out.”
“Indicted again, this time over a social media post the Trump administration says crossed a line.”
“the two-count indictment in North Carolina marks the second time the Trump Justice Department has tried to pursue a criminal case against Jim Comey.”
“Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted today for a photo of seashells. A grand jury returned an indictment charging Comey over an Instagram photo he posted last year of seashells on a beach arra...”
“a grand jury in North Carolina has indicted former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly making a”
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