Former FBI Director James Comey was released on April 29 after his court appearance over an alleged threat against President Donald Trump.
Comey had turned himself in after a grand jury returned an indictment on April 28.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Wednesday that Trump didn’t order the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file more charges against Comey.
“Of course not, absolutely, positively not,” Blanche told “CBS Mornings” when he asked whether the president directed him to pursue new charges against Comey.
“This is something that has been investigated for nearly a year now, and the results of that investigation is that a grand jury returned an indictment.”
Federal prosecutors charged Comey with two felony counts related to an alleged threat against the president, claiming he knowingly posted an image on Instagram on May 15, 2025, featuring “86 47,” which authorities say a reasonable person would interpret as a serious expression of intent to harm the president.
They also allege Comey transmitted the message across state lines while consciously disregarding the risk that it would be viewed as a threat of violence toward another person.
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