Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in prior to testifying before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2017. (Reuters File)
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The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted former FBI Director James Comey a second time, a source familiar with the case said on Tuesday.
The specific charges were not yet clear, nor was it clear where the case would be brought.
Fox News, citing unnamed sources, reported the case was about a social media post Comey made last year that Trump allies interpreted as threatening.
The indictment would mark the second time the Justice Department under Trump has indicted Comey, a longtime foe of President Donald Trump. Comey was charged with making a false statement and obstructing Congress in September, but a federal judge dismissed the case after finding that the prosecutor who secured the indictment was not lawfully appointed.
The Justice Department has been under pressure to bring criminal charges against Trump’s perceived political enemies, particularly after Trump fired former Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this month.
(Reporting by Susan Heavey and Ryan Patrick Jones; editing by Michelle Nichols )
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