James Comey, former director of the FBI, appeared before a court in Virginia on April 29 for allegations against him that They accuse him of threatening President Donald Trump through a post on Instagram.
Comey appeared before Judge William Fitzpatrick this Wednesday and denied the accusations of allegedly threatening the US president.
The publication consists of a photograph that Comey released last year, in which seashells that formed the phrase “86 47” are observed. It is assumed that the number 86 is common slang meaning “expel” or “get rid of something.”
Comey stated that his intention was not to threaten anyone and that he will fight the case. Judge Fitzpatrick decided that the former director remains in released on parole until a new hearing in which he will plead innocent or guilty.
After Comey’s publication on social networks, on April 28, the Department of Justice charged him with allegedly threatening Donald Trump on digital platforms.
On the other hand, Donald Trump attacked this Wednesday against Comey, whom he accused of being a “corrupt cop.”
It is the second time that the Department of Justice has taken action against James Comey. The first was when the former director was accused of an alleged false statement before Congress American, which was rejected at the end of 2025.
James Comey is a Republican who was appointed in 2013 by former President Barack Obama (2009-2017) and He was fired by Trump after first coming to power in 2017.
His dismissal was very controversial because at that time Comey was leading the investigation into the so-called “Russian plot” in the elections won by Trump in 2016.