India, April 30 -- Former FBI Director James Comey has surrendered to authorities and appeared briefly in court after being indicted over a social media post that US prosecutors say amounted to a threat against President Donald Trump, according to The Guardian and the BBC.

The indictment, filed in North Carolina, centers on a 2025 Instagram post in which Comey shared a photo of seashells arranged to read "86 47", a reference prosecutors argue was directed at Trump, the 47th US president.

The Justice Department claims the message could be interpreted as a "serious expression of an intent to do harm to the President of the United States."

In response to the controversy, Comey has denied any wrongdoing.

He said he did not understand the ...