Comey indicted over alleged threat against Trump’s life

Yesterday, former fbi Director James Comey was indicted on two felony charges for allegedly threatening President Donald Trump. The charges stem from a May 2025 Instagram photo showing seashells arranged as “8647” on a beach. The number “86” is a long-standing slang term referring to eliminating something, and Trump is the 47th president. People used “8645” and “8647” as references to getting rid of President Trump before Comey’s post, but prosecutors say a reasonable person would see the massive amplification of that idea from a man who had stridently opposed the president as a serious threat to harm him. Making a threat against the president and sending it across state lines could result in up to 10 years in prison. Comey, who removed the post the same day, says he is innocent and denies any violent intent. This comes after character-assassination rhetoric has already inspired three actual assassination attempts on President Trump and as political violence in America continues to rise.