Comey Indicted for Trump Threat Post

0:00A grand jury in North Carolina just indicted former FBI director James Comey on charges he threatened President Trump's life through an Instagram post. Back on May 15, 2025, Comey shared a beach photo with C-shell shaped into the numbers 8647. Prosecutors claim that's code for getting rid of or harming Trump, who's the 47th president. The Justice Department says the post counts as a willful threat transmitted across state lines. He issued an arrest warrant in federal court there in the Eastern District, acting attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI director Cass Patel back the move, stressing they prosecute threats no matter who you are. Comey quickly deleted the image after backlash and said he had no clue folks would link those numbers to violence. He apologized, insisting he hates all kinds of harm, Trump has long called him out, dating back to when Comey led the Russia election probe in 2016. This ramps up their old feud, since Trump fired Comey as FBI boss back then.

1:01Officials announced the charges Tuesday in Washington, with the local U.S. attorney by their side. 86 started as diner slang for something sold out, but now some use it for kill. Comey's team denies the whole thing, and the case moves forward in court. Stay tuned as this high profile clash unfolds. Stay in form with Durham News today, AI-powered updates.