James Comey's Indictment and Global Turmoil

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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3.2 • 865 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 88 minutes

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CNN’s Situation Room, anchored by Pamela Brown, covers multiple breaking stories: former FBI Director James Comey is expected to self-surrender at a federal courthouse in Virginia after a grand jury indictment over a deleted Instagram photo of seashells reading “86 47,” which prosecutors allege was a threat against President Trump; legal analysts argue the case faces major First Amendment hurdles. Supreme Court Limits Voting Rights Act; Iran War, Gas Prices & London Stabbings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Happening outbreaking news, James Comey indicted again.
0:05.0	The former FBI director now facing charges tied to this photo he posted and then deleted.
0:11.0	Officials say the post threatened President Trump's life.
0:14.0	Comey is expected to turn himself in at any moment.
0:17.0	Also, shocking attack two Jewish people stabbed in London. The British Prime Minister
0:22.6	says the anti-Semitic attack is utterly appalling. A 45-year-old suspect is now in custody.
0:29.5	Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. I'm Pamela Brown. Wolf Blitzer
0:33.8	is off today and you're in the situation room.
0:48.9	And we are covering multiple breaking news stories this morning.
0:53.0	At any moment, James Comey is expected to turn himself in at federal court.
0:55.9	The former FBI director is facing charges for a social media post that officials say threatened President Trump's life. Today, the Secret
1:01.9	Service Director briefs the House Oversight Committee on the shooting at the White House
1:05.3	Correspondents' Dinner, and right now a key Senate committee is meeting about President Trump's
1:10.0	pick to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh.
1:12.6	At any moment, the Supreme Court will release opinions and we could get decisions on birthright citizenship, voting rights, and President Trump's firing of federal officials.
1:21.6	Also, both Defense Secretary Pete Heggseth and the Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Kane are on the Hill.
1:33.2	They're about to face questions from lawmakers for the first time since the war with Iran started two months ago.
1:46.0	And we begin with that breaking news. Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to turn himself in at any moment at this federal courthouse in Virginia on new charges for a social media post. Last May, the outspoken critic of President Trump took this photo right here of seashells he says he found on the beach.
1:52.0	They spelled out 86-47, the 47 referring to Donald Trump as the 47th president, and the 86 commonly meaning to remove or delete.
2:01.6	Prosecutors say that was a clear threat and Comey is now responding.
2:06.6	Nothing has changed with me. I'm still innocent.
2:10.6	I'm still not afraid and I still believe in the independent federal judiciary.
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