Trump Justice Department indicts former FBI chief James Comey again

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump Justice Department indicts former FBI chief James Comey againJohn Bowden in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 28 April 2026 18:58 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":"b2966665","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-james-comey-indictment-fbi-b2966665.html","title":"Trump Justice Department indicts former FBI chief James Comey again"}}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}Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is renewing efforts to punish James Comey, CNN reported on Tuesday.The former FBI director was c...