James Comey, the former FBI director, turned himself in to federal authorities on Wednesday following his indictment by a grand jury on charges tied to an alleged threat against President Trump made in a social media post last year.

Comey, 65, appeared at a federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, not far from where he lives, in advance of his first court hearing. He has denied any wrongdoing.

The charges stem from a post Comey shared on Instagram on May 15, 2025, showing seashells arranged on a beach to display the numbers “86 47.” The post was later taken down.

On Tuesday, the Justice Department said a grand jury in North Carolina had returned an indictment against Comey, charging him with one count of “knowingly and willfully making a threat to take the life of and to inflict bodily harm upon the president of the United States” and one count of “knowingly and willfully transmitting an interstate commerce communication that contained a threat to kill the president of the United States.”

{Matzav.com}