Justice Department issues arrest warrant for former FBI chief James Comey charging ‘threat’ against Trump

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsJustice Department issues arrest warrant for former FBI chief James Comey charging ‘threat’ against Trump using seashellsJohn Bowden in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 28 April 2026 21:36 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966667","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-james-comey-indictment-fbi-b2966667.html","title":"DOJ issues arrest warrant for James Comey charging seashell ‘threat’ to Trump"}}CloseFormer FBI director James Comey responds to indictment by Trump's DOJSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The Justice Department issued an arrest warrant for former FBI Direct...