Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted a second time by the Justice Department, according to reporting from Fox News and the New York Times.
The new case centers on a social media post from Comey featuring an arrangement of seashells that displayed the numbers "8647." Republicans had interpreted the image as a veiled threat directed at President Trump.
This marks the second prosecution attempt against Comey in recent years. The Justice Department previously pursued charges accusing him of lying to Congress in 2020, but that case collapsed before trial.
Comey has been a vocal opponent of Trump and his policies, making the timing of the indictment noteworthy given the political climate. The full details of the new charges remain unclear as the formal indictment document has not been made public.
Author James Rodriguez: "The symbolism of seashells as evidence in a federal indictment of a former top law enforcement official is surreal, but it reflects how charged politics have become at the highest levels of government."
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