The Justice Department indicted former FBI Director James Comey again Tuesday, on allegations that an Instagram post he made last year showing seashells spelling out “86 47” was in fact an assassination threat against President Donald Trump.
The two-count indictment, brought in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, comes months after a federal judge in a separate case dismissed charges Comey lied to Congress and obstructed a congressional proceeding, citing problems with how the case was brought.
The indictment unsealed Tuesday focused on an Instagram post Comey made in May 2025, where seashells were arranged to show “86 47,” with the caption “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.”
