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2026年4月29日，美国东部时间下午1:13更新
发布于2026年4月29日，美国东部时间中午12:56
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前联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米于周三向执法部门自首，随后在弗吉尼亚州东区联邦法院首次出庭。
科米被控通过在北卡罗来纳州一处海滩拍摄贝壳来威胁总统唐纳德·特朗普，在持续不到10分钟的简短听证会结束后，他被准予无条件离开法庭。
“我看不出这次有必要设置保释条件，”法官威廉·菲茨帕特里克说道，并指出去年司法部首次试图对科米提起诉讼时，并未设置任何保释条件。
科米于周二遭到最新起诉，此事正值代理司法部长托德·布兰奇加快推进总统公开推动的案件之际。
这一新案件代表着为满足特朗普要求而展开的新一轮行动，特朗普要求调查包括科米在内的政敌，他认为科米是所谓“动用司法系统对付他”的核心人物之一。
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这位前联邦调查局局长周二因在社交媒体帖子中涉嫌对唐纳德·特朗普总统发出“威胁”而被起诉。美国有线电视新闻网的凯特琳·波兰茨解释了科米的帖子含义，以及这为何是他在特朗普政府时期第二次面临指控。CNN 詹姆斯·科米为何成为热搜话题 1:42
科米目前被控威胁总统以及在州际商业活动中传递威胁信息。
该案由北卡罗来纳州东区联邦法院管辖，但科米的首次出庭安排在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大市的一家法院，因为该地点离他的住所更近。
周二，科米从被告专用的侧门进出法庭。他身着深色西装，在听证会上未发一言。
周三的庭审中，他未被要求进行答辩。
不过，科米的律师告诉法官，他们计划提交动议，指控司法部对其当事人进行选择性报复性起诉。
科米的传讯会或北卡罗来纳州的首次出庭日期尚未确定。
负责监督这起将迁至北卡罗来纳州新伯尔尼联邦法院审理的案件的北卡罗来纳州东区联邦检察官埃利斯·博伊尔周三出席了庭审。
所谓的威胁
周二的起诉书主要针对科米去年5月在社交媒体上发布的一张照片：照片中海滩上的贝壳组成了数字“86 47”。他在配文中写道：“我在海滩散步时发现的有趣贝壳造型。”
帖子发布后不久，共和党人和政府官员就开始批评科米，称此举相当于对总统唐纳德·特朗普发出死亡威胁。
作为俚语使用时，数字86可以指摆脱、丢弃某物。特朗普目前是美国第47任总统。
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“这不会不了了之。这显然不属于应受惩罚的威胁，”斯坦福大学胡佛研究所资深研究员、专攻第一修正案法律的尤金·沃洛克周二告诉美国有线电视新闻网。
这是特朗普执政时期司法部第二次对科米提起诉讼。
去年9月，司法部首次对科米提起诉讼，指控他就向媒体泄密一事向国会撒谎。
去年年底，一名联邦法官驳回了该案，理由是弗吉尼亚州东区临时联邦检察官的任命程序不合规，该检察官绕过了参议院的批准流程。
本文更新了来自听证会的更多信息。
Former FBI Director James Comey surrenders and appears in court over alleged threat against Trump
2026-04-29T16:56:39.583Z / CNN
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, Emily Condon
Updated 3 hr ago
Updated Apr 29, 2026, 1:13 PM ET
PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2026, 12:56 PM ET
James Comey speaks onstage during Former FBI Director James Comey In Conversation With MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace at 92NY in New York City, on May 30, 2023.
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Former FBI Director James Comey surrendered Wednesday to law enforcement before his first appearance in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Comey, who is charged with making a threat against President Donald Trump by photographing seashells on a North Carolina beach, was allowed to leave court with no conditions of release after a brief hearing that lasted less than 10 minutes.
“I don’t see why they’d be necessary this time,” Judge William Fitzpatrick said, noting that there were no conditions set when the Justice Department first attempted to bring a case against Comey last year.
Comey’s latest indictment, which was brought Tuesday, comes as acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has picked up the pace in bringing cases that the president has publicly jockeyed for.
The new case represents a reinvigorated effort to satisfy Trump’s demands to investigate his foes, including Comey, who he sees as a key leader in the perceived effort to “weaponize” the justice system against him.
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Comey is now charged with making a threat against the president and transmitting a threat in interstate commerce.
The charges were brought in the Eastern District of North Carolina, but Comey’s first appearance was in a courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia as it’s closer to his home.
On Tuesday, Comey entered and exited the courtroom through a side entrance used by defendants. He wore a dark suit and did not speak during the hearing.
He was not asked to enter a plea on Wednesday.
Comey’s attorneys, however, told the judge they plan to file motions accusing the Justice Department of selectively and vindictively prosecuting their client.
No date has been set for Comey’s arraignment or first appearance in North Carolina.
The US Attorney from the Eastern District of North Carolina, Ellis Boyle, who will be overseeing this case as it moves to the federal court in New Bern, NC, was in the courtroom Wednesday.
The threat
Tuesday’s indictment is centered on a picture Comey posted on social media last May, of shells on a beach writing out the numbers “86 47.” He wrote in the caption, “Cool shell formation on my beach walk.”
Almost immediately following his post, Republicans and administration officials began criticizing Comey for what they said amounted to a death threat against President Donald Trump.
When used as slang, the number 86 can refer to getting rid of or tossing something out. Trump is currently the 47th president.
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“This is not going anywhere. This is clearly not a punishable threat,” Eugene Volokh, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University who specializes in First Amendment law, told CNN Tuesday.
This is the second time that Trump’s Justice Department brought charges against Comey.
In September of last year, the Justice Department first brought charges against Comey, accusing him of lying to Congress over leaks to the press.
The case was dismissed late last year by a federal judge who found that the interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia had been improperly appointed, having skirted approval from the Senate.
This story was updated with additional information from the hearing.
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