UPDATE 2-US Justice Department indicts former FBI Director Comey a second time, source says

The ​U.S. Department of Justice ‌has indicted ​former FBI Director James Comey a second time, a source familiar ‌with the case said on Tuesday. The specific charges were not yet clear, nor was it clear ‌where the case would be brought.

Fox News, citing unnamed ‌sources, reported the case was about a social media post Comey made last year that Trump allies interpreted as threatening. The ⁠indictment ​would mark ⁠the second time the Justice Department under Trump has indicted ⁠Comey, a longtime foe of President Donald Trump. Comey was ​charged with making a false statement and obstructing Congress ⁠in September, but a federal judge dismissed the case after ⁠finding ​that the prosecutor who secured the indictment was not lawfully appointed.

The Justice Department has been ⁠under pressure to bring criminal charges against Trump's perceived political ⁠enemies, particularly ⁠after Trump fired former Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this month.

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