Former FBI director James Comey handed himself in to authorities in Virginia on Wednesday to face charges of threatening US President Donald Trump 's life through a social media post. Comey, an outspoken critic of Trump, posted a photo on Instagram in May 2025 of seashells arranged in the shape of the numbers 86 and 47, which Trump said was a coded threat . According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, "86" is slang meaning "to throw out" or "to get rid of," while Trump is the 47th President of the United States . What is James Comey charged with? US broadcaster CNN reported that Comey appeared for the hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, where he did not speak or enter a plea and was later allowed to leave without any conditions. Comey is charged with acting "knowingly and willfully" to threaten the life of the president and transmitting threats across state lines.…