This just in: disgraced former FBI Director James Comey is officially under arrest.
He surrendered to federal authorities today after being indicted on charges of threatening to kill President Trump.
Here are the details:
Former FBI Director James Comey has surrendered Wednesday to law enforcement at federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia, according to a person familiar. – CNN pic.twitter.com/K1Xu9VkBxM
— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) April 29, 2026
Ex-FBI Director James Comey surrenders to feds on charges he threatened to kill Trump in Instagram post https://t.co/Y9TUwGrct4 pic.twitter.com/kuIumk6O3D
— New York Post (@nypost) April 29, 2026
Yesterday, a grand jury in North Carolina indicted Comey over his infamous Instagram post calling to “86 47.”
An arrest warrant was issued, and Comey once again maintained his innocence in a video message shared on social media.
We covered his response to the indictment here:
Comey is facing serious charges that carry a potential sentence of decades behind bars.
The New York Post reported further:
Comey, 65, surrendered at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., near his home, ahead of an initial court appearance. He has denied wrongdoing.
The former bureau boss posted an image of seashells arranged on a beach to form the numbers “86 47” on his Instagram on May 15, 2025, before deleting the message.
The term “86” is commonly used in restaurants to mean that an item should be discarded or that service should be refused. “47” referred to Trump.
ADVERTISEMENT“It’s a mob term for ‘kill him’,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon. “They say, ’86 the son of a gun.’”
The president called Comey a “very dirty cop” and said, “People like Comey have created tremendous danger, I think, for politicians and others.”
A North Carolina grand jury indicted Comey Tuesday on one count of “knowingly and willfully making a threat to take the life of and to inflict bodily harm upon the president of the United States” and one count of “knowingly and willfully transmitting an interstate commerce communication that contained a threat to kill the president of the United States.”
CNN provided further coverage here:
🚨 BREAKING: Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just SURRENDERED himself and is under ARREST at the courthouse, due to his charges of threatening President Trump's life
LFG! Finally, accountability for the traitor is here! 🔥
The case will be playing out in North… pic.twitter.com/GFneacxRFj
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 29, 2026
BREAKING: Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just SURRENDERED himself and is under ARREST at the courthouse, due to his charges of threatening President Trump's life
LFG! Finally, accountability for the traitor is here! 🔥
The case will be playing out in North Carolina instead of a deep-blue DC area suburb.
ADVERTISEMENTProsecute to the fullest extent!
"Comey is in the courtroom."
This has been a long time coming.
Throw the book at him!
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