US Department of Justice Charges Former FBI Director James Comey with Felony

Added: 2026-04-29

[00:00:00]Today, a grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of North Carolina returned an indictment against James Comey on two counts. The first count is that honor about May 15th of last year, he knowingly and willfully making a threat to take the life of and to inflict bodily harm upon the president of the United States. Count two, same day, May 15th, 2025, that the defendant, James Comey, knowingly and willfully transmitting in Interstate Commerce a communication that contained a threat to kill the president of the United States.

[00:00:35]Both of these counts carry a maximum term of imprisonment of of 10 years.

[00:00:41]Um, so I think it's fair to say that threatening the life of anybody is dangerous and potentially a crime.

[00:00:51]Threatening the life of the president of the United States will never be tolerated by the Department of Justice.