James Comey has erupted in anger at the Trump Administration after a federal grand jury returned a two-count felony indictment against him over an Instagram post that prosecutors say amounted to an assassination threat.
According to Gateway Pundit, the charges stem from a May 2025 social media post in which Comey shared a beach photo with the caption, Cool shell formation on my beach walk. The US Marshals Service was directed to serve Comey with the indictment, and an arrest warrant has been issued as he now faces a potential sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison.
The indictment charges Comey with COUNT ONE: Knowingly and willfully make a threat to take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon, the President of the United States. COUNT TWO alleges that he knowingly and willfully did transmit in interstate and foreign commerce a communication that contained a threat to kill the President, Donald J. Trump.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and US Attorney Ellis Boyle publicly addressed the grand jurys decision in the Eastern District of North Carolina, underscoring the gravity of threats against the Commander in Chief. Blanche was unequivocal, declaring, You are not allowed to threaten the President of the United States of America.
Comey, long a polarizing figure on the right for his role in the Russia probe and other controversies, responded with a defiant video posted to his Substack, attacking the Trump Administrations actions. Well.. theyre back, Comey said, casting the prosecution as a continuation of past battles rather than a straightforward enforcement of federal law.
This time about a picture of seashells on a North Carolina beach a year ago. And this wont be the end of it. Nothing has changed with me. Im still innocent, he said, insisting he did nothing wrong even as federal authorities move forward with the case. For many conservatives, the indictment signals that at least some in the justice system are finally willing to apply the law evenly when it comes to threats against President Trump, regardless of the political stature of the accused.
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