Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. A grand jury in North Carolina has indicted

former FBI director James Comey for allegedly making a threat against President Trump. In response,

Comey says he's innocent and that, quote, this is not how the Department of Justice is supposed to be.

NPR's Kerry Johnson reports Trump has been pushing the DOJ to go after Comey for years.

The two-count indictment in North Carolina marks the second time the Trump Justice Department

has tried to pursue a criminal case against Jim Comey. A judge in Virginia threw out the first case

because the prosecutor there was not legally appointed. Now DOJ is accusing Comey, a long-time critic of the

president, of threatening the 47th president, referring to an incident last year when Comey posted a

photo of the numbers 86-47 in seashells. Comey later deleted the post and said he didn't know the slang

term 86 could be considered a threat. Several legal experts say Comey later deleted the post and said he didn't know the slang term 86 could be considered a threat.

Several legal experts say Comey's photo seems to fall in the bounds of political speech, protected by the First Amendment.

Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.

The Trump administration says it has struck more deals to divert investment away from the offshore wind industry and toward fossil fuel projects.

NPR's Michael Copley reports the agreements come after the administration failed to stop offshore wind projects over alleged national security concerns.

The Interior Department said companies agreed to abandon plans for an offshore wind farm off the coasts of New York and New Jersey and another

offshore California and instead invest in conventional energy projects, including natural gas.

In exchange, the administration said it will return nearly $900 million the company's paid for

offshore wind leases. The administration announced a similar deal in March. It calls for the government

to pay a company

nearly a billion dollars to invest in fossil fuel projects instead of building wind farms off

the Atlantic coast. Democratic Senator Sheldon White House has said he's investigating whether

the March agreement is legal. Michael Copley and PR News. Disney Animation released several songs

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