Former FBI Director James Comey was formally charged by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche with threatening Trump's life. The charges are based on an Instagram post showing the numbers '86 47' formed with shells, which prosecutors interpret as code to kill the 47th president.
James Comey was appointed to lead the FBI in 2013 by Barack Obama and was fired by Trump in 2017 during an investigation into possible Russian interference in the 2016 elections. This is the second recent attempt by the Trump administration to prosecute Comey, after a previous case for alleged false statements to Congress was dismissed due to irregularities in the prosecutor's appointment.
All sources agree that Comey deleted the post and denied violent intentions
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
Covered by only some sources (2)
Year Comey assumed or was nominated to FBI - 2017 or 2013
No gaps declared — all sources converge on the material facts.