Ex-FBI chief Comey appears in court over alleged Trump threat
Key takeaways
- Comey turned himself in on two charges, including threatening the life of the US president and transmitting threats across state lines.
- Comey turned himself in on Wednesday on two charges, including threatening the life of the president and transmitting threats across US state lines.
- The former FBI director did not speak during a brief court appearance.
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Comey turned himself in on two charges, including threatening the life of the US president and transmitting threats across state lines.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) James Comey [File: Charles Krupa/AP]By Elizabeth Melimopoulos and Reuters Published On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026Former FBI Director James Comey has appeared in United States federal court in Virginia, a day after being indicted over a social media post that prosecutors allege threatened US President Donald Trump.
Comey turned himself in on Wednesday on two charges, including threatening the life of the president and transmitting threats across US state lines.