### [2026-04-28](/feed/2026/04/28/index.md)

##### U.S. Department of Justice
# The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicts former FBI director James Comey on two counts for allegedly threatening president Donald Trump on social media. This is the second time Comey has been indicted by the DOJ after a previous indictment in 2025. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Arab News](https://www.arabnews.com/node/2641668/world)
2. [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-s1-5803167/james-comey-indictment)

### Changes:

1. The US Department of Justice indicts former FBI director James Comey on two counts for allegedly threatening president Donald Trump on social media. This is the second time Comey has been indicted by the DOJ after a previous indictment in 2025.  _2026-04-29 07:08:14 (First version)_
1. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicts former FBI director James Comey on two counts for allegedly threatening president Donald Trump on social media. This is the second time Comey has been indicted by the DOJ after a previous indictment in 2025.  _(Current version)_

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