A US federal grand jury has indicted former FBI director James Comey on charges of threatening to harm US President Donald Trump. The two-count indictment, returned in the Eastern District of North Carolina, alleges that Comey knowingly and willfully made a threat to take the life of and inflict bodily harm upon the President on May 15, 2025. It also charges him with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.

Comey is charged under federal statutes that criminalise threats against the President and the interstate transmission of threats. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the indictment followed months of investigation. FBI Director Kash Patel said investigators handled the case using standard procedures. US Attorney Ellis Boyle said prosecutors would pursue the case regardless of the defendant’s position. An indictment is an accusation. Comey is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.