Former FBI Director James Comey Indicted For Second Time

The indictment revolves around a social media post by Comey from May of 2025.

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted for a second time.

The indictment revolves around a social media post by Comey from May of 2025. In a since-deleted picture on Instagram, Comey posted the number 8647 formed by seashells on the beach. The caption was “cool shell formation on my beach walk.”

The post sparked outrage from members of the Trump administration at the time who painted it as a veiled threat against Trump. Both prosecutions have come after Trump specifically called for comey to be criminally charged in September.

Comey served as director of the FBI during the first Trump administration, before Trump fired him in 2017. The post was interpreted saying Trump is the 47th president and ’86’ is a term used to throw out or get rid of. Details surrounding the charges and scope of the indictment remain limited as the case develops.