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Former FBI director Comey indicted for second time

By AFP
April 29, 2026
James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is seen as he is sworn in remotely from his home during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing exploring the FBIs investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian election interference on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, September 30, 2020.—Reuters
James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is seen as he is sworn in remotely from his home during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing exploring the FBI's investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian election interference on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, September 30, 2020.—Reuters

WASHINGTON: Former FBI director James Comey has been indicted again, US media reported on Tuesday, five months after a previous case against the outspoken critic of President Donald Trump was thrown out.The New York Times said the indictment stems from a social media post by Comey but did not specify the exact charge.

Comey made a now-deleted post on Instagram last year that showed the numbers “86 47” spelled out in sea shells.

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 president.