Former FBI Director James Comey said he expects the Justice Department under President Donald Trump to try to indict him a third time if its latest case against him falls apart.
"Donald Trump has a bottomless desire to gain revenge against those who criticized him," Comey said in the May 11 interview on MS NOW, his first interview since being indicted for a second time. "And I'm not going to stop criticizing him, because I think that's required if you care about America, and so it will just keep going."
The DOJ secured charges from a North Carolina federal grand jury on April 28 that claim Comey threatened to harm or kill Trump when he posted an image of seashells reading "8647" on Instagram in May 2025.
"86" is a slang term that means "to throw out" or "to get rid of," according to Merriam-Webster. Trump is the 47th U.S. president.
Some Trump supporters interpreted the post as a threat against the president.
