Blanche reveals charges against Comey in new indictment related to threats made against Trump

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche revealed Tuesday that former FBI Director James Comey has been charged with two federal crimes related to an alleged threat he made against President Donald Trump on social media last year.

Comey was indicted by a grand jury in North Carolina for posting a photo of shells on a beach last year with the inscription "86-47" that prosecutors alleged was a threat against the president. Comey has stated he did not know what the inscription meant.

Blanche said Comey faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the two federal charges. He has been charged with making a threat against the president and transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.

"While this case is unique, and this indictment stands out because of the name of the defendant, his alleged conduct is the same kind of conduct that we will never tolerate and that we will always investigate and regularly prosecute," Blanche said. 

The acting attorney general suggested that more indictments could be coming as the Justice Department continues to investigate threats made against the president. 

"There's one thing that will never be different, which is that you cannot threaten to kill the President of the United States, full stop," he insisted.

The charges are the second time Comey has been indicted by the Trump administration, but the first case in Virginia was dismissed amid legal scrutiny over the qualifications of then-acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan.

Comey responded to the new indictment in a video message on Substack, stating that he was "still innocent."

“I’m still innocent. I’m still not afraid,” Comey said. “And I still believe in the independent federal judiciary, so let’s go.”

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.