{"id":209160,"date":"2026-04-29T07:26:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-presidents-justice-department-sets-sights-on-james-comey-again-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:26:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:26:23","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-presidents-justice-department-sets-sights-on-james-comey-again-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-presidents-justice-department-sets-sights-on-james-comey-again-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: president\u2019s justice department sets sights on James Comey (again) – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

New indictment marks latest instance in which Trump\u2019s justice department has used its power to target president\u2019s political enemies \u2013 key US politics stories from 28 April 2026 at a glance
The justice department filed new criminal charges against James Comey<\/a>, the former FBI director, on Tuesday.
Comey was charged in federal court in the eastern district of North Carolina over a picture he posted on Instagram while on vacation last year in which sea shells were arranged to say \u201c86 47\u201d. The post was taken as a threat to Donald Trump<\/a>. The number 86 can be used as shorthand for getting rid of something, and Trump is the 47th president. Comey subsequently deleted the post and apologized, saying he didn\u2019t realize the numbers were associated with violence.
Comey was charged with two felonies \u2013 making a threat against the president<\/a> and transmitting that threat<\/a>, via social media, across state lines. Both counts are punishable with a fine and a prison sentence of up to five years.
The new indictment marks the latest instance in which Trump\u2019s justice department has used its power to target the US president\u2019s political enemies. The justice department also criminally charged Letitia James<\/a>, the New York attorney general, last year on thin allegations of mortgage fraud. The case was dismissed for the same reason Comey\u2019s earlier case was tossed.
The indictment, made public on Tuesday<\/a>, says that a reasonable person \u201cwould interpret as a serious expression of an intent to do harm to the President of the United States\u201d.
Comey has long been the subject of Trump\u2019s wrath over his investigation into Trump\u2019s ties to Russia, and Trump allies had called for the former FBI<\/a> director to be punished. Even though the post was widely seen as a non-violent anti-Trump expression, federal law enforcement officials investigated the matter and interviewed Comey.
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Donald Trump has praised the \u201cspecial relationship\u201d between the US and the UK, as he hosted a ceremonial military welcome for King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House.
Against a backdrop of recent tensions<\/a> between London and Washington, the US president, speaking on the second day of Charles\u2019s state visit, said: \u201cIn the centuries since we won our independence, Americans have had no closer friends than the British.\u201d
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The US\u2019s top media watchdog announced on Tuesday that it is accelerating the review of eight local broadcasting licenses used by ABC<\/a>, in a move critics see as a clear example of political and regulatory retribution against a disfavored broadcaster.
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The United Arab Emirates has quit the Opec oil cartel<\/a> after 60 years of membership, in a heavy blow to the group and its de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, as global energy markets contend with the biggest supply crisis in history.
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In a speech that will be read as a veiled plea to Donald Trump<\/a> to return to the United States\u2019s traditional European alliances and restore his country\u2019s role as a defender of liberal values, Charles said: \u201cAmerica\u2019s words carry weight and meaning, as they have since independence. The actions of this great nation matter even more.\u201d
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After an armed man attempted to breach the ballroom where Donald Trump<\/a> was set to speak to White House journalists on Saturday, conspiracy theories immediately spread about whether the event was staged.
The conspiracy theories about the White House correspondents\u2019 dinner gunman came as some of Trump\u2019s former allies had been discussing a conspiracy theory publicly, for weeks, about a prior assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania during his 2024 campaign being staged.
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The limited-edition documents, billed as a commemoration of the US\u2019s 250th anniversary of independence, will display Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s photograph on the inside cover, surrounded by the text of the Declaration of Independence and the US flag, with his signature rendered in gold. A separate page features the famous painting of the founding fathers signing that very document.
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Applicants seeking a temporary visa to the United States must now tell a consular officer that they have not experienced harm and do not fear returning to their home country<\/a><\/strong>, according to new guidance issued from the state department. If they answer yes or decline to respond to either question, the chance they will be denied will skyrocket.
The Trump administration<\/a> blocked two permitted US wind energy projects from development this week<\/a><\/strong>, with an agreement to pay millions of dollars in refunds to the companies behind them if those funds are reinvested in oil and gas.
Federal agents under the command of the Trump administration have descended on Minnesota\u2019s Twin Cities again to primarily target alleged fraud at daycares<\/a><\/strong> after the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u2019s so-called \u201cOperation Metro Surge\u201d all but wound down earlier in the year.
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, engaged in a \u201cbrazen, shocking, and ongoing violation\u201d of a law requiring the justice department<\/a><\/strong> to release the entirety of the so-called Epstein files<\/a><\/strong>, a lawsuit<\/a> filed in Washington DC alleges.
The US army soldier charged<\/a> with winning $400,000 by using insider information to bet on the removal of the ousted Venezuelan president Nicol\u00e1s Maduro pleaded not guilty to fraud charges on Tuesday<\/a><\/strong>.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened 27 April 2026<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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