Ex-FBI Director James Comey charged with threatening Trump's life in ‘8647’ post

ex-fbi director james comey was charged tuesday with threatening president donald trump's life. the charge stems from a may 15 instagram post showing seashells spelling "8647." a federal grand jury in north carolina indicted comey on one count each of threatening the president and transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. the indictment came three days after trump was evacuated from the white house correspondents' dinner when an alleged assassin ran toward the ballroom. trump had accused comey of "calling for the assassination of the president" over the post. comey denied it at the time, writing "i didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence" and deleting the post. this is comey's second federal indictment since trump's second term began. a previous case in virginia — one count each of false statement to congress and obstruction — was dismissed in november after a judge ruled the interim u.s. attorney who brought it was unlawfully appointed. that prosecutor, lindsey halligan, was a former personal lawyer for trump.