US Justice Department charges ex-FBI chief over alleged Trump threat, warrant issued

The US Department of Justice has charged former FBI director James Comey with threatening President Donald Trump, citing a social media image of seashells arranged as “86” and “47”.

Prosecutors say “86” is US slang for “to get rid of”, and allege the post amounted to a call for the assassination of the 47th president; a warrant has been issued.

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