First Thing: Former FBI director James Comey indicted over Instagram seashells post

Good morning. The justice department filed new criminal charges against James Comey , the former FBI director, on Tuesday. In what appears to be the latest instance of the justice department using its power to target the president’s political enemies, Comey was charged over a picture he posted on Instagram last year while on vacation, showing seashells arranged to say “86 47”. Comey said he had not realized the numbers were associated with violence. …