Comey Indicted Over Seashell Photo, Trump Allies Push Probes

0:00Former FBI director James Comey faces a new indictment after posting a beach photo of seashells arranged as 8647, which feds Call A, threat against President Trump. This dropped Tuesday and Comey plans to surrender Wednesday. Is his second federal case in months, following one that got tossed out. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch, a close Trump ally and ex-personal attorney, is pushing these probes amid efforts to lock down the top job permanently. Comey and Trump go way back with bad blood. Trump can him early in his first term, while the FBI dug into possible Russia links to the 2016 campaign. Their public beef has simmered ever since. The Instagram snap hit last May, but Comey pulled it fast, explaining he saw the numbers as political talk, not any call for violence. He apologized for missing how some tie those digits to harm. As this plays out, expect fresh debates on whether the Justice Department is settling old scores, keeping the spotlight on Comey's rocky post FBI, life.

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