Comey

• Mantan Direktur FBI James Comey menyerahkan diri kepada pihak berwenang dan hadir di pengadilan pada 29 April 2026, menghadapi dakwaan DOJ karena diduga mengancam nyawa Presiden Trump melalui unggahan media sosial berupa foto kulit kerang. • Jaksa penuntut mengklaim unggahan tersebut menyimbolkan ancaman, yang memicu tindakan federal yang cepat di tengah ketegangan politik yang meningkat. • Kasus ini menggarisbawahi meningkatnya retorika antara sekutu Trump dan mantan pejabat, yang berpotensi memengaruhi dinamika pemilihan paruh waktu 2026.

Former FBI director indicted over social media post from last year of seashells arranged into ‘86 47’US politics live – latest updatesJames Comey surrendered to authorities on Wednesday at the eastern district of Virginia after the justice department indicted him this week for a second time.The former FBI director was indicted in North Carolina on Tuesday because of a post he made on social media last year of seashells arranged into the numbers “86 47” which the Department of Justice has called a threat against Donald Trump. The number 86 can be used as shorthand for getting rid of something, and Trump is the 47th president. Continue reading...

Comey, one of Donald Trump’s political enemies, charged with two felonies. Plus, Disneyland introduces facial recognitionGood morning.The justice department filed new criminal charges against James Comey, the former FBI director, on Tuesday.What has he been charged with? Two felonies: making a threat against the president, and transmitting that threat, via social media, across state lines.What does the indictment say? That the seashell numbers were something a reasonable person “would interpret as a serious expression of an intent to do harm to the President of the United States”.And how about Comey? He published a video of himself saying: “Well, they’re back. This time, about a picture of seashells on a North Carolina beach a year ago. And this won’t be the end of it, but nothing has changed with me. I am still innocent. I am still not afraid. And I still believe in the independent federal judiciary. So, let’s go.” He continued: “It’s really important that all of us remember – this is not who we are as a country, this is not how the Department of Justice is supposed to be, and the good news is we get closer every day to restoring those values. Keep the faith.” Continue reading...