Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker Updated April 29, 2026 — 8:29am , first published 5:40am Washington: Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted again, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump. The two-count indictment charges Comey with “knowingly and wilfully” making a threat to “take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon” Trump, and with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. Former FBI director James Comey. AP It offers no evidence to support the claim that Comey knowingly made a threat against the president, especially since he has said the opposite, but suggested a “reasonable recipient who is familiar with the circumstances would interpret” the message as a threat to do harm. “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,” Comey said in a video statement after the indictment.…