Ex-FBI chief Comey released after indictment over alleged threat against Trump

Former FBI Director James Comey appeared in federal court in Virginia on Wednesday, a day after being indicted over a social media post that prosecutors allege threatened President Donald Trump.Comey turned himself in on two charges, including threatening the life of the president and transmitting threats across state lines. The former FBI director did not speak during a brief court appearance. His attorney, Patrick Fitzgerald, said he would argue that the case is a vindictive prosecution, meaning it was brought to punish Comey for exercising his legal rights.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.US Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick of the Eastern District of Virginia ordered Comey released and did not impose any special conditions. His next court appearance is expected in North Carolina, where a federal grand jury returned the indictment on Tuesday. Members of Comey’s family entered the courthouse shortly before the proceeding

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