President Donald Trump has accused former FBI Director James Comey of using a "mob term" in a social media post, claiming the numbers "86 47" arranged in seashells were a threat meaning "kill him." Comey made his initial court appearance on Wednesday in response to federal criminal charges alleging he threatened the president's life. A federal grand jury returned an indictment on two counts: threatening the president and transmitting a threat through interstate commerce, linked to the photo Comey posted online. The charges are felonies carrying potential sentences of up to five years in prison. This is the Justice Department's second indictment against Comey; a previous case was dismissed by a federal judge last year.
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