Ex-FBI director James Comey surrenders over charge of threatening Trump's life in Instagram post
Line in the sand: Why Trump is drawing flak for the James Comey indictment over seashells (foxnews); Trump says Comey post 'probably' put his life in danger (nbcnews)
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2 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is Inspector General Access Act of 2025.
S3307 · 119th Congress
Inspector General Access Act of 2025
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This story is about news coverage of Trump drawing criticism for a second indictment of James Comey over a social media seashells post. This bill would broaden the Justice Department Inspector General's power to investigate misconduct by removing a special exception and applying the same review rules to those allegations.
If passed, it would:
- Removes a legal exception so certain misconduct allegations fall under IG review • Renumbers and fixes statutory references to keep the law internally consistent.
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This story is about news coverage of an indictment and public criticism involving Trump and James Comey. This bill would create a federal crime banning selective political pressure on the Justice Department and require DOJ staff to report such requests to the Inspector General.
If passed, it would
- Creates a crime for selective political pressure on DOJ • Requires DOJ workers to report such requests to the IG within 45 days.
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