Justice department files new criminal charges against ex-FBI director Comey

The justice department filed new criminal charges against James Comey , the former FBI director, on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter. Comey was charged over a picture he posted on Instagram last year in which sea shells were arranged to say “86 47”, CNN and the Associated Press reported. The post was taken as a threat to Donald Trump . The number 86 can be used as shorthand for getting rid of something, and Trump is the 47th president. …