A progressive daily ledger of Trump-world self-owns, legal pain, policy blowback, and bad-faith chaos.
A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted James Comey on April 28, 2026, over an Instagram post prosecutors say amounted to a threat. The post at issue was made on May 15, 2025 and showed seashells arranged to read “86 47.”
Why it matters: Straight news with restrained political context
Returning reader
A federal grand jury indicted James Comey on April 28, 2026, over a May 15, 2025 Instagram post showing seashells arranged as “86 47.” Prosecutors say the post was a threat against President Donald Trump; Comey says it was political commentary and he will fight the case.
Read the complete verified updateComplete record
Newest first
A federal grand jury indicted James Comey on April 28, 2026, over a May 15, 2025 Instagram post showing seashells arranged as “86 47.” Prosecutors say the post was a threat against President Donald Trump; Comey says it was political commentary and he will fight the case.
Federal prosecutors say a grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey on April 28 over an Instagram post from May 15, 2025. Comey denies the allegations and says he will fight the case.
A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted former FBI Director James Comey on April 28 over allegations that he threatened President Donald Trump in a May 2025 Instagram post showing seashells arranged as '86 47.' The indictment charges him with threatening the president and transmitting a threat in interstate commerce, and the Justice Department says an indictment is only an accusation.
A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted former FBI Director James Comey on April 28, 2026, over a May 15, 2025 Instagram post. The indictment contains two counts and alleges the post threatened President Donald Trump; Comey is presumed innocent.
A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted former FBI Director James Comey on April 28 over allegations tied to an Instagram post from May 15, 2025. The case turns on whether the post amounted to a threat against President Donald Trump, as prosecutors allege.
A federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey on April 28, 2026, over allegations tied to a May 15, 2025 Instagram post showing “86 47.” The Justice Department says the post could be read as a threat against President Donald Trump; Comey is presumed innocent.
James Comey was indicted on April 28, 2026, in North Carolina over a May 15, 2025 Instagram post officials say depicted “86 47” and formed the basis of two federal counts.
A federal grand jury indicted James Comey on April 28, 2026, on two counts tied to an Instagram post prosecutors say was a threat against President Donald Trump. The retaliation charge is political interpretation, not something established in the indictment.
James Comey was indicted on April 28, 2026, over the Justice Department’s claim that a May 15, 2025 Instagram post with “86 47” amounted to threats against President Trump. The filing is now headed to court, while critics are already arguing the prosecution is inseparable from Trump’s long feud with the former FBI director.
The April 28 indictment of James Comey over an Instagram post has turned into an immediate credibility fight for the Justice Department, even though no court has ruled on the charge.
A federal grand jury in North Carolina returned a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey over a May 2025 Instagram post featuring “86 47,” days after an earlier Comey case was dismissed. The Justice Department says the post was a threat against President Donald Trump; Comey remains presumed innocent.
A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted James Comey on April 28, 2026, over a May 15, 2025 Instagram post showing “86 47.” Prosecutors say the post amounted to a threat against Donald Trump; Comey is charged under federal threat statutes.
A federal grand jury on April 28 indicted former FBI Director James Comey over a May 15, 2025 Instagram post showing seashells arranged as “86 47.” The Justice Department says the post was a threat against President Trump. The case is now a test of whether the administration can prove criminal intent—or whether it just chose a politically radioactive target.
A federal grand jury indicted James Comey on April 28, 2026, over a May 2025 Instagram post featuring seashells arranged to read “86 47,” charging him under two federal threat statutes.
A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted James Comey over an Instagram post that used “86 47.” The case now centers on two federal counts and what the government can prove in court.
A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted James Comey on April 28, 2026. DOJ says the case stems from a May 15, 2025 Instagram post it says showed seashells arranged to read “86 47.” Comey is presumed innocent.
A federal grand jury indicted James Comey on April 28, 2026, over a May 15, 2025 Instagram post showing seashells arranged as “86 47.” Prosecutors say the post amounted to threats against President Trump; Comey is presumed innocent.
A federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey on April 28 on threat-related charges tied to his ‘86 47’ Instagram post. Trump allies are treating it as vindication, but the case also sharpens the argument that the Justice Department is being pulled into politically loaded fights.
On April 24 the Justice Department announced a broad death-penalty policy shift; on April 28, a separate grand jury returned an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey.
The Justice Department said on April 28 that a federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted James Comey over a May 15, 2025 Instagram post depicting seashells arranged to read “86 47.” The case is now a legal test and a political one, with critics and supporters arguing over whether the charge is evidence-based or tainted by Trump-era politics.
A federal grand jury in North Carolina indicted James Comey on April 28, 2026, over an Instagram post prosecutors say amounted to a threat. The post at issue was made on May 15, 2025 and showed seashells arranged to read “86 47.”
Truth standard
The linked reports preserve their sources, audit notes, confidence rating, corrections, and comments. The page Q&A below is restricted to those connected materials and will say when the evidence does not establish an answer.