Report: James Comey Indicted Again

Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted for a second time, CNN first reported on Tuesday.

The Justice Department confirmed the indictment later Tuesday afternoon in a press conference.

“A grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of North Carolina returned an indictment against James Comey on two counts. The first count is that on or about May 15 of last year, he knowingly and wilfully made a threat to take the life of and to inflict bodily harm upon the president of the United States,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said at a press conference late Tuesday afternoon. 

The second charge is that Comey “knowingly and wittingly transmitted interstate commerce a communication that contained a threat to kill the president of the United States.”

Blanche said the two counts carry a maximum of 10 years imprisonment.

CNN reported that the charges are connected to Comey’s photo posted online of a sea shell arrangement that said “8647,” which was viewed as a threat to Trump, the 47th president.

Comey played a role in the Russia investigation into President Donald Trump, examining alleged ties between his 2016 presidential campaign and Russia. Comey was appointed as FBI director by President Barack Obama and has been a critic of Trump after the president fired him in 2017.

The Justice Department has not formally announced the indictment.

Comey was previously indicted Sept. 25 for making a false statement and obstruction of a congressional proceeding.

This story is developing and will be updated.